Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
10.8° C
4.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
134
100
210
210
210
269
275
301
275
386
269
351
258
232
188
184
151
147
222
184
179
136
136
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:56PM3.25m
11:10AM2.40m
9:56PM3.38m
12:06PM2.56m
10:54PM3.50m
Low Tide
2:33PM1.69m
4:23AM0.34m
3:44PM1.73m
5:19AM0.10m
4:51PM1.69m
6:11AM-0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:02
9:02
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
14
14
14
14
12
12
11
12
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
13
11
12
12
13
11
9
10
10
10
9
10
8
9
8
9
10
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