The surf forecast is 4-5+ ft and choppy right now for Cape Lookout, NC
- WEATHER - LIVE
Nearby Wind Station CLKN7 - Cape Lookout, NC76° ENE @ 17 → 21mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.12:55pm / 7:24pm
- BUOY 41159 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 41159E
5.6ft @ 13s - WATER TEMP No nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.82° Trunks/Bikini
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
MON 25
TUE 26
2am
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 5-7+ ft and choppy at 2am on Fri 8/22
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide 0.7 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Friday, Aug 22
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 4-7 ftchoppyN
12mph5.1ft12sENE12pm 4-6 ftchoppyNNE 11mph4.4ft12sENE6pm 4-5+ ftchoppyNE 16mph4ft12sENE - Best Board for Friday
- Saturday, Aug 23
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftchoppyNE 12mph3.4ft12sENE12pm 3-5 ftchoppyNE 12mph3.3ft12sENE6pm 3-4+ ftchoppyE 10mph3.1ft12sENE - Sunday, Aug 24
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-5 ftfairE 6mph3.3ft13sE12pm 3-4 ftcleanENE 3mph3ft12sENE6pm 2-4 ftfairNNE 3mph2.6ft12sENE - Monday, Aug 25
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanWNW 9mph2.3ft14sENE12pm 2-3+ ftcleanWSW 9mph2.2ft14sE6pm 2-3+ ftcleanSW 14mph2ft13sE - Best Surf Trip
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- Tuesday, Aug 26
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftchoppyN 11mph1.5ft11sE12pm 2 ftchoppyNE 14mph1.3ft12sE6pm 1+ ftchoppyENE 13mph2.5ft5sENE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from West-North-West to West-South-West, and was updated Aug 22, 2025 @ 3:09pm.
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