Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.7°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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Nov)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (06 Nov)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
7
7
5
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
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7
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
17
3
WNW
16
3
W
16
3.5
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
16
4
W
15
4
W
15
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2
W
13
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
W
12
4.5
W
13
6
W
16
6.5
W
17
6.5
W
17
6
W
17
5.5
W
16
5
W
16
4.5
W
14
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5057
4457
4582
5688
7244
7954
7854
6443
6892
6672
4831
3864
2884
2382
1295
3486
3426
6913
19039
25850
24248
19816
15229
11782
8740
6184
4240
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
S
35
S
50
S
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46AM3.15m
10:41PM2.69m
10:18AM3.21m
11:29PM2.73m
10:50AM3.23m
00:12AM2.74m
Low Tide
3:32AM1.13m
4:25PM0.60m
4:13AM1.25m
5:04PM0.42m
4:52AM1.37m
5:41PM0.30m
5:28AM1.47m
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Temp °C
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
13
14
16
17
16
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
8
9
10
13
12
13
11
12
13
11
7
6
5
6
6
8
10
11
9
8
8
7
8
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