Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.4° C
3.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
NW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
185
133
163
125
102
157
154
113
115
90
108
84
82
82
80
86
84
103
87
97
72
92
84
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM2.11m
7:26PM2.71m
10:30AM2.20m
8:35PM2.72m
11:16AM2.32m
9:37PM2.80m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.98m
1:03PM1.92m
3:15AM0.92m
2:33PM1.96m
4:13AM0.80m
3:47PM1.90m
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6:22
6:24
6:26
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8:13
8:10
8:09
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
14
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
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