Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.4° C
3.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (11 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.3
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
7
0.3
SW
14
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
34
30
33
30
30
29
31
30
33
31
73
37
60
60
77
93
124
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:50PM3.39m
12:37PM2.78m
11:47PM3.45m
1:16PM2.94m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.05m
5:50PM1.45m
6:43AM0.02m
6:43PM1.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
16
16
16
14
16
16
14
14
13
14
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