Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.9° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
11
1
W
9
1
W
11
1.7
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
293
150
135
107
194
233
279
279
277
267
248
279
236
260
160
242
682
1045
1026
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
S
5
WNW
0
NNW
0
SSW
10
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09PM2.91m
5:14AM2.34m
3:49PM2.76m
6:26AM2.27m
4:39PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:22PM0.70m
9:55AM1.84m
11:16PM0.85m
10:51AM1.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:33
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6:29
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Temp °C
24
25
21
20
19
17
15
18
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
22
23
18
17
16
14
13
16
14
15
15
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
7
7
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