Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
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
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.5
W
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
140
137
130
105
100
78
98
145
138
138
134
168
229
284
347
383
383
343
336
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:48PM2.81m
2:08AM2.99m
3:15PM2.88m
2:49AM2.84m
3:43PM2.94m
Low Tide
8:21PM1.38m
8:45AM0.53m
9:02PM1.29m
9:14AM0.70m
9:47PM1.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:42
 mm
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
18
17
16
15
13
14
14
15
15
14
12
14
13
13
12
11
11
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