Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
10.7° C
4.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
NW
8
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
275
301
348
399
408
351
299
232
188
199
151
258
241
184
165
140
114
114
114
129
66
65
64
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:10AM2.40m
9:56PM3.38m
12:06PM2.56m
10:54PM3.50m
12:56PM2.70m
11:51PM3.58m
Low Tide
3:44PM1.73m
5:19AM0.10m
4:51PM1.69m
6:11AM-0.07m
5:52PM1.60m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:02
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
15
14
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
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