Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.9° C
3.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 10PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.6
NW
8
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
206
206
235
235
183
179
176
149
123
141
271
141
141
51
131
224
224
224
224
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
5
N
0
NNE
0
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:13PM2.85m
10:46AM2.21m
9:08PM2.86m
11:38AM2.31m
10:00PM2.91m
Low Tide
1:48PM1.80m
3:49AM0.83m
2:59PM1.88m
4:40AM0.71m
4:03PM1.88m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
12
12
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
13
14
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