Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 4PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.6
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
NW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
177
134
123
123
367
412
438
513
522
494
787
909
391
950
1057
1175
1028
875
787
698
624
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:01AM2.63m
9:35PM2.51m
10:27AM2.79m
10:30PM2.61m
10:53AM2.96m
Low Tide
3:56PM1.51m
3:56AM1.00m
4:37PM1.22m
4:33AM1.03m
5:15PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:41
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Temp °C
13
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
11
13
10
10
9
9
7
7
8
6
7
6
6
7
7
7
9
8
8
8
7
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