Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 4 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.1°C

Cape Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (31 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 11PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (31 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Evening (31 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31				Sunday 1								Monday 2
	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 12	WNW 12	W 22	WNW 22	W 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	149	142	133	131	128	115	109	251	480	1071	1368	1966	2590	2640	2552	2799	2735	2608	2189	1968
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	E	E	ESE	ESE	S	WSW	NNW	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide		4:22PM3.03m					6:44AM2.59m				5:37PM2.82m				7:50AM2.67m				7:04PM2.65m
Low Tide					11:42PM0.44m				11:55AM1.78m				00:49AM0.61m				1:28PM1.66m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	10	10	11	10	9	9	9	9	11	12	12	12	11
Feels °C	8	8	8	7	5	6	4	8	8	10	8	6	6	6	6	9	10	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 22	W 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	149	142	133	131	117	115	109	74	480	1071	1368	1966	2590	2640	2552	2799	2735	2608	2189	1968
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 22	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	SW 13	W 11	W 11	W 8	W 8	W 8	WSW 8
kJ	128	128	127	128	128	100	99	251	100	71	118	116	43	62	61	83	50	66	88	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 5	WSW 5	WSW 5	W 5	W 5	W 5	WNW 24	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	WNW 12	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	9	8	8	5	4	4	108	70	125	121	74	44	44	41	61	114	118	121	125	127
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	46	104	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	3		3	3	2	2	2	3		4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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