Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (12 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	11s

Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 11		Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 6	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	NW 6	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11
Wave Graph
kJ	158	158	161	161	133	143	143	181	322	322	121	177	164	125	96	94	94	80	68	47	46	47	85	82
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		9:30PM3.25m					11:12AM2.48m			10:18PM3.40m					12:11PM2.61m				11:09PM3.54m				1:05PM2.72m
Low Tide				4:40AM0.41m				4:08PM1.56m					5:31AM0.12m				5:05PM1.59m				6:22AM-0.10m


	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—
	9:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	10	11	14	13	14	13	12	12	13	15	21	23	21	21	22	22	22	24	28	27	23
Feels °C	8	7	8	7	8	10	9	10	10	9	10	11	13	18	18	16	17	19	20	19	22	24	22	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 6	W 10	W 10	W 10	NW 6	W 10	W 10	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	W 11	W 11
kJ	158	158	161	161	133	143	143	181	322	322	121	177	164	125	46	94	94	80	64	43	29	32	85	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	W 10	SSW 14	SW 14	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	40	40	40	40	39	38	34	33	33	33	33	47	47	49	96	20	8	68	68	47	46	47	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	W 13	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 19	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	W 12	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	17	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	33	20	20	15	14	7	7	7	17	11	12	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 5
kJ	12	16	16	17	18	18	18	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	75	89	—	—	—	—	—	25	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Big River CAL - Mendocino County	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Elwha Washington	Hoko River Kydaka Washington	Elwha Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	671	66	43	43	66	314	325	314	592	43	43	43	43	47	226	334	334	43	43	43	43	43	226	396
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon		Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	2					2	2	2	2	2				2	2	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Montara CAL - San Mateo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Lighthouse CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Shark Pit HAW - Maui
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia	Pine Trees (Sunset) French Polynesia	Temae French Polynesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Mpame South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	8	9	6	4	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	8

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