Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.0° C
2.8° 

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
200
200
188
180
180
180
172
154
151
176
190
207
211
231
226
203
199
199
194
129
123
90
124
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:42AM2.30m
6:21PM2.94m
7:03AM2.18m
7:06PM3.03m
8:35AM2.16m
7:58PM3.13m
Low Tide
11:36AM1.17m
1:11AM1.14m
12:23PM1.38m
2:19AM0.89m
1:23PM1.57m
3:23AM0.62m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:35
5:35
5:35
5:37
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9:05
9:05
9:04
9:04
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
10
10
11
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
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