Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 12 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.5° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (12 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)--
Afternoon (12 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Mon
15
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.1
NW
6
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.3
SW
24
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
181
322
322
322
184
130
125
125
94
70
98
68
47
46
47
85
82
74
71
94
90
81
87
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:12AM2.48m
10:18PM3.40m
12:11PM2.61m
11:09PM3.54m
1:05PM2.72m
00:00AM3.62m
Low Tide
4:08PM1.56m
5:31AM0.12m
5:05PM1.59m
6:22AM-0.10m
6:00PM1.59m
7:12AM-0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:26
5:26
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:04
9:04
9:05
9:05
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
12
14
15
20
22
20
19
21
21
21
24
28
26
23
19
18
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
10
13
13
17
17
15
15
19
19
18
22
24
21
19
15
16
15
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
WNW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.7
W
9
Energy kJ
143
181
322
322
322
184
130
125
125
94
42
98
62
43
40
32
85
82
74
71
47
47
60
81
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
26
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
34
33
33
33
33
39
49
38
20
20
70
68
68
47
46
47
17
17
17
66
94
90
81
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
12
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
SW
24
Energy kJ
33
33
33
15
15
8
7
7
7
17
11
12
10
18
17
15
14
24
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
Energy kJ
19
30
45
77
60
25
49
58
60
56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
315
612
226
43
43
43
43
47
226
340
334
43
43
43
43
43
226
314
337
66
66
66
66
334
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Rating
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2
2
2
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2
2
2
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2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
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4
4
4
4
4
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3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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