Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.4°C
3.8° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
115
92
88
86
64
86
78
76
79
92
110
97
89
92
84
81
80
79
79
80
82
123
121
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:30AM2.20m
8:35PM2.72m
11:16AM2.32m
9:37PM2.80m
11:49AM2.43m
10:28PM2.90m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.92m
2:33PM1.96m
4:13AM0.80m
3:47PM1.90m
4:58AM0.68m
4:40PM1.79m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:26
6:26
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8:10
8:09
8:07
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Temp °C
13
14
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
18
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
13
12
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
13
12
13
14
16
14
15
15
14
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