Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.0°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
W
22
0.8
WNW
22
1.1
W
21
1.3
WNW
20
1.6
WNW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
186
136
136
137
143
149
145
198
154
149
142
133
128
128
115
109
251
616
1071
1368
1966
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
S
25
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:21PM3.24m
5:33AM2.58m
4:22PM3.03m
6:44AM2.59m
5:37PM2.82m
Low Tide
9:25AM1.68m
10:38PM0.27m
10:31AM1.76m
11:42PM0.44m
11:55AM1.78m
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rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
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clear
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clear
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7:50
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6:54
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6:06
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5:02
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1
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Temp °C
8
11
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
7
9
7
9
7
7
7
5
7
9
9
8
8
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