Cape Lookout 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.34° N 123.98° W

Issued: 3 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cape Lookout sea temperature is

12.0°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 22s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 21s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cape Lookout at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	22s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	21s
Evening (01 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	1 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 12	W 22	WNW 22	W 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	128	128	109	251	480	1071	1368	1966	2590	2640	2552	2559	2767	2384	2216	1968	1919	1795	1499	1294	1259	1241	1065	854
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSW	W	N	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	ESE	WNW	NNW	N	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide			5:44AM2.59m				4:37PM2.82m				6:50AM2.67m				6:04PM2.65m					7:46AM2.80m				7:30PM2.59m
Low Tide	10:42PM0.44m				10:55AM1.78m				11:49PM0.61m				12:28PM1.66m				00:54AM0.75m					1:48PM1.43m


	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	7	10	10	11	10	9	9	10	9	10	12	13	12	11	12	12	13	13	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	5	6	4	8	8	10	8	6	6	7	6	7	10	11	9	8	9	9	10	11	11	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 22	W 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
kJ	117	115	109	74	480	1071	1368	1966	2590	2640	2552	2559	2767	2384	2216	1968	1919	1795	1499	1294	1259	1241	1065	854
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	W 22	WNW 11	WNW 11	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	SW 13	W 11	SW 14	W 9	W 8	W 8	WSW 8	WSW 9	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	128	128	99	251	100	71	118	116	43	62	61	114	52	92	88	94	140	240	256	310	435	485	476	408
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 5	W 5	WNW 24	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 11	WNW 12	SW 13	SW 16	SW 13	W 9	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—
kJ	5	4	108	70	125	121	74	44	44	41	61	39	118	121	125	127	128	100	73	71	68	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	43	43	43	43	104	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	104	43	43	43
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3		4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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