Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
9
1.8
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
430
640
819
1477
1493
1400
1267
1143
884
684
540
445
360
307
237
218
203
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
W
15
N
10
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:31AM2.30m
4:53PM3.08m
7:00AM2.20m
5:55PM3.02m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.71m
10:29AM1.56m
00:17AM0.71m
11:27AM1.75m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
11
10
12
12
15
15
14
13
13
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