Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.9° C
3.0° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
1.2
NW
9
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
246
243
216
169
153
164
187
236
283
298
306
255
261
238
244
224
192
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
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
glassy
High Tide
4:20AM2.75m
5:09PM3.05m
5:21AM2.47m
5:50PM3.00m
Low Tide
10:32PM1.15m
10:35AM0.77m
11:33PM1.11m
11:14AM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:57
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
15
15
17
16
16
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