Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.8° C
2.0° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 4AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (27 Jul)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
184
183
173
154
209
252
252
252
252
258
278
290
127
108
214
171
230
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:48PM2.99m
12:51PM2.50m
11:31PM3.07m
1:22PM2.58m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.48m
5:41PM1.75m
6:40AM0.39m
6:22PM1.66m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:49
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
14
Feels °C
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
15
15
16
16
16
13
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