Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.1° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
0
2
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.4
W
10
2.4
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
221
608
943
1152
1059
1208
1280
1006
668
407
359
299
196
161
82
62
133
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NNE
0
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:08AM2.79m
11:51AM3.29m
00:56AM2.84m
12:25PM3.41m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.59m
5:46AM1.15m
6:33PM0.32m
6:24AM1.24m
7:15PM0.12m
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7:46
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6:12
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
7
6
8
9
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
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