Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
13.4° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (02 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
163
110
107
91
91
91
68
70
98
98
119
153
157
161
161
161
153
153
131
131
131
131
143
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:44AM3.08m
3:31PM2.65m
2:22AM2.98m
4:04PM2.69m
3:01AM2.84m
4:36PM2.73m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.37m
8:40PM1.67m
9:20AM0.46m
9:24PM1.63m
9:51AM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:07
9:07
9:07
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
11
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
244
163
110
107
73
77
66
68
70
98
98
119
153
157
161
161
161
153
153
131
131
131
131
143
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
49
18
26
25
41
26
25
25
25
40
64
60
56
76
76
55
55
54
54
35
57
55
51
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
13
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
18
19
45
67
91
91
91
66
41
7
17
17
21
21
20
37
36
36
35
54
54
54
51
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
Distance (km)
289
43
43
43
43
137
236
176
47
43
43
43
43
289
527
226
105
47
43
43
47
527
1122
592
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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