Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Lookout today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cape Lookout. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 236 | 242 | 285 | 255 | 261 | 238 | 224 | 224 | 192 | 187 | 147 | 143 | 140 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:21AM2.47m | 5:50PM3.00m | 6:33AM2.25m | 6:34PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM1.11m | 11:14AM1.09m | 00:36AM1.07m | 11:57AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 236 | 236 | 242 | 285 | 255 | 261 | 238 | 224 | 224 | 192 | 187 | 147 | 143 | 140 | 119 | 116 | 113 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 148 | 148 | 104 | 103 | 98 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 124 | 124 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 66 | 145 | 148 | 147 | 102 | 69 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 64 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 381 | 170 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 104 | 315 | 178 | 104 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 104 | 226 | 104 | 178 | 43 |
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