Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.7° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
202
202
161
292
159
240
379
437
427
357
349
330
276
242
173
261
256
216
211
192
157
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:40PM3.08m
00:34AM3.21m
1:12PM3.18m
1:22AM3.12m
1:44PM3.24m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.35m
6:34PM0.93m
6:55AM0.47m
7:18PM0.74m
7:31AM0.65m
8:01PM0.62m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:35
7:32
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
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