Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 12PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
2
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
12
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
9
1
W
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
W
11
1.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
258
522
444
361
293
189
135
135
194
233
279
279
329
317
649
284
236
319
194
247
430
748
530
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM2.47m
3:09PM2.91m
5:14AM2.34m
3:49PM2.76m
6:26AM2.27m
4:39PM2.62m
Low Tide
9:14AM1.71m
10:22PM0.70m
9:55AM1.84m
11:16PM0.85m
10:51AM1.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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7:33
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6:29
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Temp °C
17
16
16
20
23
23
20
20
19
17
16
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
Feels °C
16
14
14
19
21
21
18
17
17
14
14
16
15
14
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
9
6
8
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