Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.2°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 (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	17s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Evening (27 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27						Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 17	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	140	167	220	323	360	397	379	454	412	334	377	627	641	655	566	511	470	443	394	319	261	194
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	S	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSW	SW	ESE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross
High Tide			1:03PM3.47m					2:34AM2.80m			1:44PM3.47m					3:27AM2.72m				2:30PM3.39m
Low Tide	7:03AM1.34m				7:59PM0.02m				7:45AM1.45m					8:47PM0.03m				8:31AM1.56m				9:40PM0.12m


	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	9	8	8	8	10	12	11	9	9
Feels °C	9	10	8	9	9	7	8	8	8	9	8	9	8	6	4	4	4	7	9	8	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9
kJ	102	167	220	323	360	397	379	454	412	334	377	627	641	655	566	511	470	443	394	319	261	194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	W 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	56	135	147	193	237	228	225	222	213	121	163	145	178	176	137	181	157	117	115	85	109	106
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 17	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 9	SW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 14	WNW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	140	38	36	36	22	21	50	51	90	207	201	94	130	129	94	163	161	89	89	89	157	151
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Distance (km)	43	315	946	319	221	221	221	221	221	221	319	236	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	69	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	2												4	4	4	4	4	4		3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	6	7	5	7	4	5	5	5	8	4	4	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	4	5

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