Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.3°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	16s
Evening (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 11		Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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)	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	W 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1106	632	781	919	1045	768	739	763	883	754	651	633	633	633	633	633	589	475
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	W	NW	NNW	ENE	E	ESE	SE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide			2:00AM2.84m				1:30PM3.23m					2:43AM2.73m				2:01PM3.15m
Low Tide	7:37PM0.37m				7:31AM1.26m					8:15PM0.37m				8:05AM1.42m				8:54PM0.43m


	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	9	9	12	12	12	11	11	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	14
Feels °C	8	8	8	6	7	10	9	10	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	10	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
kJ	232	176	781	919	1045	768	739	763	883	754	651	633	633	633	633	633	589	475
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	W 18	NW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15
kJ	1106	632	132	114	88	82	77	53	49	36	29	20	19	9	85	80	54	75
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 8	W 8	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	85	88	89	90	91	41	66	90	90	87	86	86	86	85	1	1	48	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	43	43	175	289	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4

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