Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
230
230
225
173
109
107
84
80
91
91
32
32
55
55
109
110
113
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:02AM2.35m
5:43PM2.92m
8:25AM2.43m
7:09PM2.82m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.56m
11:39AM1.85m
1:17AM0.62m
1:18PM1.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
17
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
17
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
14
17
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
16
14
13
12
11
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