Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.5°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1068
815
468
284
235
180
237
232
211
180
177
177
134
123
123
361
387
438
477
592
431
814
425
509
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM2.49m
8:30PM2.44m
10:01AM2.63m
9:35PM2.51m
10:27AM2.79m
10:30PM2.61m
Low Tide
2:25AM1.01m
3:06PM1.76m
3:14AM1.00m
3:56PM1.51m
3:56AM1.00m
4:37PM1.22m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
12
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
9
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
10
13
12
15
14
12
11
11
10
11
12
9
9
8
7
7
6
8
7
6
6
6
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