Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 58 | 56 | 72 | 99 | 129 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 131 | 112 | 112 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:16PM2.94m | 00:40AM3.43m | 1:53PM3.06m | 1:30AM3.33m | 2:28PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM1.25m | 7:24AM0.08m | 7:33PM1.08m | 8:03AM0.24m | 8:22PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 56 | 72 | 99 | 129 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 69 | 116 | 116 | 112 | 131 | 112 | 112 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 36 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 27 | 42 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 1071 | 104 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 175 | 340 | 946 | 178 | 226 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 175 | 175 | 337 | 289 | 47 |
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