Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (12 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	11s
Evening (12 Jun)	4ft (1.2m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 12						Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Mon 15
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 7	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	NNW 7	NW 6	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	133	143	143	181	322	322	129	184	164	125	96	94	70	98	68	47	46	47	85	82	74	71	94	90
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
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


	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26
	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:05	—	—	9:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	14	14	14	13	12	12	13	15	21	22	21	20	21	21	22	24	28	26	23	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	8	10	11	10	9	9	10	11	13	18	17	17	16	18	18	20	22	24	21	18	17	17	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 11	W 11	W 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 7	WNW 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	W 11	W 11	W 10	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6
kJ	133	143	143	181	322	322	129	184	164	125	96	94	42	98	64	43	33	26	85	82	74	52	56	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	39	38	34	33	33	33	33	46	52	52	20	20	70	68	68	47	46	47	17	17	17	71	94	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 20	SW 19	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	W 12	SW 17	SW 16	SW 21	WSW 26	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	33	20	15	15	8	7	7	7	17	11	12	10	18	66	15	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 5	NW 6	—	—	—
kJ	19	19	19	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	46	80	68	—	—	—	—	—	32	49	58	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Damon Point Washington	Crescent Washington	Usal Beach CAL - Mendocino County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	The Strait Washington	The Strait Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cape Elizabeth Washington	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Elwha Washington	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	66	178	315	612	592	43	43	43	43	47	226	334	334	43	43	43	43	43	226	396	314	43	66	66
Best forecast wave conditions in North Oregon	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach					Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Smugglers Cove				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef				Lincoln City Nelscott Reef	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach
Rating (10 max)	2					2	2	2	2	2				2	2	1	1	2				2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Montara CAL - San Mateo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Injidup Carpark Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Abalolo Reef United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Nugget Point New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ansteys South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Hanga Poukura Chile	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Charleston New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	4	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	4	4	5	5	5

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