Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

11.8°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 (11 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 21s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 3PM is: 1.1m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	21s
Afternoon (11 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s
Evening (11 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 11						Monday 12								Tuesday 13
	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)	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 21	NW 9	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	763	338	767	1129	1106	632	781	919	1045	768	739	763	883	754	651	633	633	633	633	633	497	475
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	E	E	ESE	W	NW	NNW	NE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			1:00PM3.26m				2:00AM2.84m				1:30PM3.23m					2:43AM2.73m				2:01PM3.15m
Low Tide	6:58AM1.10m				7:37PM0.37m				7:31AM1.26m					8:15PM0.37m				8:05AM1.42m				8:54PM0.43m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	8	12	12	14	12	10	10	9	9	12	12	12	11	10	10	11	11	11	13	12	13	14
Feels °C	5	10	7	10	9	8	8	6	6	10	10	10	9	8	8	9	9	9	11	11	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
kJ	338	338	294	281	232	176	781	919	1045	768	739	763	883	754	651	633	633	633	633	633	497	475
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 21	W 20	W 19	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 18	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15
kJ	763	279	767	1129	1106	632	132	129	88	82	68	66	49	46	29	27	18	17	85	80	54	76
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 16	W 16	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	W 8	W 8	SW 18	SW 18
kJ	190	129	51	106	85	88	89	90	91	41	66	90	90	63	86	86	86	85	1	1	48	50
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	43	43	314	178	43	43	43	43	43	43	69	69	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	4	4			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4

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