Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WNW 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 2PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)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

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
0
0
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
7
0.8
WSW
9
0.5
W
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.4
WNW
17
0.5
W
16
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1152
992
1153
1412
1006
668
407
417
342
228
161
112
106
51
102
101
139
135
198
268
315
292
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51AM3.29m
00:56AM2.84m
12:25PM3.41m
1:44AM2.85m
1:03PM3.47m
Low Tide
5:46AM1.15m
6:33PM0.32m
6:24AM1.24m
7:15PM0.12m
7:03AM1.34m
7:59PM0.02m
mod rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
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7:45
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7:47
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6:14
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6:12
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6:10
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 mm
6
3
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1
1
3
4
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1
2
1
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2
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
8
9
10
11
10
10
10
8
10
9
9
9
9
7
6
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