Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.8°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (19 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
2.3
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1231
1211
966
828
705
524
452
423
1643
1469
1056
723
458
284
235
147
221
249
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:49AM2.37m
7:11PM2.43m
9:31AM2.49m
8:30PM2.44m
Low Tide
1:26AM1.00m
1:54PM1.93m
2:25AM1.01m
3:06PM1.76m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
8
11
11
10
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9
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12
12
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13
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