Lookout Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.08° S 23.37° E

Issued: 7 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Lookout Beach sea temperature is

18.9°C

Lookout Beach 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 Lookout Beach today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lookout Beach at 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	4	!	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	608	572	535	352	990	1093	1235	1198	1162	1044	951	816	803	637	607	522	522	522	522	522	522	421	1850	2218	2199
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	NE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				11:30AM1.35m				00:05AM1.23m				12:31PM1.47m				00:59AM1.33m				1:15PM1.58m				1:41AM1.44m
Low Tide	4:55AM0.56m					6:05PM0.51m				6:08AM0.47m				7:00PM0.38m				6:59AM0.38m				7:41PM0.27m


	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20
	—	—	—	—	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	6:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	20	19	19	18	17	17	16	19	22	21	21	19	20	21	19	20	23	21	20	19	18	18	17
Feels °C	16	17	18	16	18	18	18	17	16	19	20	19	20	19	20	21	17	18	21	18	19	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	608	572	535	286	990	1093	1235	1198	1162	1044	951	816	803	637	188	149	522	522	522	522	522	324	1850	2218	2199
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	—	—	E 10	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 7	SW 12	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	34	80	152	352	32	31	31	31	33	33	48	—	—	28	607	522	104	53	41	30	23	421	46	31	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	21	33	33	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	27	15	26	26	15	14	13	45	35	57	56
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	E 6	—	E 7	W 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	SW 6	—	NW 3	WSW 9	WSW 10
kJ	—	—	—	53	54	39	36	26	31	27	33	62	126	200	—	278	5	25	22	30	72	—	1	1808	2858
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	De Kelders Overberg	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	The Wedge Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	36	36	371	393	371	36	8	8	4	36	36	419	55	8	4	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point				Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Brak River	Victoria Bay	The Wreck	The Wreck	Groenvlei	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Victoria Bay	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3				4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	5	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	The Wreck Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Outer Pool Garden Route	Onrus Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	8

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