Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.2° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
149
135
118
118
164
200
169
143
226
248
255
181
297
266
221
226
221
196
191
177
187
182
164
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:26AM2.47m
4:48PM3.02m
5:31AM2.28m
5:30PM3.05m
6:55AM2.15m
6:23PM3.06m
Low Tide
10:16AM1.12m
11:33PM1.00m
10:54AM1.35m
00:40AM0.90m
11:44AM1.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
18
21
20
19
18
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
16
18
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
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