Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1318
1442
1106
892
1170
980
710
699
604
566
579
469
461
454
646
615
933
1088
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
5
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:49PM2.92m
11:28AM3.07m
11:42PM2.95m
11:59AM3.18m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.69m
5:38PM0.85m
5:46AM0.80m
6:20PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
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14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
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12
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12
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15
13
10
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