Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.2
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
82
82
84
82
82
107
136
115
102
122
126
136
160
200
186
186
221
268
304
311
286
279
227
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:42AM2.62m
3:18PM3.07m
4:34AM2.43m
3:53PM2.94m
5:36AM2.26m
4:34PM2.80m
Low Tide
9:11AM1.33m
10:10PM0.70m
9:44AM1.55m
11:00PM0.82m
10:22AM1.74m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
19
20
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
16
16
13
12
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
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