Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.1° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 24s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)24s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.4
SW
24
0.5
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.7
NW
8
0.4
SW
23
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.6
WSW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
176
149
123
141
271
141
141
63
131
224
224
224
224
116
220
190
253
303
303
184
184
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:46AM2.21m
9:08PM2.86m
11:38AM2.31m
10:00PM2.91m
12:18PM2.41m
10:48PM2.99m
Low Tide
2:59PM1.88m
4:40AM0.71m
4:03PM1.88m
5:25AM0.59m
4:56PM1.83m
clear
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
16
14
15
15
13
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