Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.3
WNW
18
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.5
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
201
208
187
161
118
115
45
61
96
96
170
366
679
773
697
767
767
767
659
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
12:40PM3.10m
1:04AM2.95m
1:08PM3.22m
1:48AM2.90m
1:39PM3.30m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.71m
7:00AM0.90m
7:35PM0.51m
7:33AM1.04m
8:16PM0.39m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
14
12
11
10
9
10
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
8
9
8
7
8
12
13
13
13
11
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