Cape Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is
11.7°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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 2PM is: 5.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)18ft (5.5m)15s
Afternoon (08 Nov)18ft (5.5m)16s
Evening (08 Nov)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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7
5
5
3
2
0
4
3
4
4
2
0
2
0
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
W
14
5.5
W
15
5.5
W
16
5.5
W
16
5.5
W
16
4.5
W
15
4
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.6
W
13
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
15
3
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10640
13676
14885
15550
13409
8861
6342
4345
3264
1793
1475
797
1628
2400
2190
2101
2219
3911
3907
4791
4392
3751
3476
2920
2785
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
35
S
5
E
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
35
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:50AM3.23m
00:12AM2.74m
11:22AM3.23m
00:53AM2.72m
11:54AM3.20m
1:34AM2.67m
Low Tide
4:52AM1.37m
5:41PM0.30m
5:28AM1.47m
6:17PM0.26m
6:04AM1.55m
6:54PM0.27m
6:39AM1.63m
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light rain
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
light rain
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cloud
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7:03
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7:05
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7:07
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7:07
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4:53
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4:52
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4:51
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4:50
 mm
2
1
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5
5
2
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
6
11
9
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
12
11
12
12
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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