Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.4°C
1.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
NW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
438
513
494
438
910
416
509
864
1034
1104
1151
938
787
698
637
601
500
436
353
346
275
188
164
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
0
NE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:27AM2.79m
10:30PM2.61m
10:53AM2.96m
11:20PM2.71m
11:21AM3.13m
Low Tide
3:56AM1.00m
4:37PM1.22m
4:33AM1.03m
5:15PM0.90m
5:10AM1.08m
5:53PM0.59m
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Temp °C
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
7
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
8
8
7
7
8
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