Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 9 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.9°C

Cape Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	17s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	17s
Evening (02 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2						Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	0	1	1	0	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	W 16	WNW 15	W 14	W 14
Wave Graph
kJ	2552	2559	2529	2384	2216	1968	1919	1846	1499	1439	1259	1241	1065	854	732	660	459	374	268	170	115	242	375	1484	1614
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SW	NE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SSE	E	WSW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSW	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	6:50AM2.67m				6:04PM2.65m					7:46AM2.80m				7:30PM2.59m				8:32AM2.93m				8:45PM2.60m
Low Tide			12:28PM1.66m				00:54AM0.75m					1:48PM1.43m				1:54AM0.88m				2:51PM1.13m				2:46AM1.00m


	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00
	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	4:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	11	13	12	13	13	12	12	11	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	10	12	13	11	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	6	8	11	9	10	9	9	8	8	10	10	11	10	8	8	8	7	9	9	8	9	9	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 6	WNW 12	WNW 15	W 14	W 14
kJ	2552	2559	2529	2384	2216	1968	1919	1846	1499	1439	1259	1241	1065	854	732	660	459	374	268	170	46	145	375	1484	1614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 9	W 9	W 8	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	WNW 10	W 16	WSW 6	SW 8	W 22
kJ	61	85	55	74	90	94	163	240	296	322	450	458	389	328	322	268	231	177	154	103	115	242	69	24	238
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 9	SW 9	WNW 12	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	61	63	118	121	125	127	128	102	72	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	39	86	65	38	186	72	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	—	SW 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	53	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	69	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	175	43	43	221	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3		3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5

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