Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 9 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.0°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 22s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2PM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	22s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	21s
Evening (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1						Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	109	251	480	1071	1368	1966	2590	2640	2552	2588	2767	2384	2216	1968	1919	1644	1499	1294	1259	1241	1173	960	828	688	531
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSW	W	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	SE	E	SE	NNE	NNW	N	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	5:44AM2.59m				4:37PM2.82m				6:50AM2.67m				6:04PM2.65m					7:46AM2.80m				7:30PM2.59m
Low Tide			10:55AM1.78m				11:49PM0.61m				12:28PM1.66m				00:54AM0.75m					1:48PM1.43m				1:54AM0.88m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	—	—	4:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	4:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	10	10	10	10	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11
Feels °C	4	8	8	9	8	6	6	7	7	9	11	11	9	9	9	9	9	12	11	10	10	10	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12
kJ	109	74	480	1071	1368	1966	2590	2640	2552	2588	2767	2384	2216	1968	1919	1644	1499	1294	1259	1241	1173	960	828	688	531
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	W 22	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	SW 13	W 11	W 11	W 9	W 9	W 8	WSW 8	WSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	99	251	100	71	118	116	43	62	61	85	55	95	90	96	163	245	313	372	433	441	423	385	309	279	213
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 24	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	WNW 12	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 16
kJ	108	70	125	121	74	44	44	41	61	63	118	121	125	127	128	128	71	70	—	—	—	—	—	—	25
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	104	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	47	69	66	43	43	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	2	3		4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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