The surf forecast is 1 ft and choppy w/ sideshore current right now for Cape Lookout, NC

  • WEATHER - LIVE
    63° NE @ 22 → 29mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    1:25pm / 6:54am
  • BUOY 41159
    NNE3.9ft @ 4s
  • WATER TEMP
    70° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

Surf
Swell
5 day
16 day
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 6
FRI 7
SAT 8
SUN 9
MON 10
7pm
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 1 ft and fair at 7pm on Wed 11/5
Compass Map
Forecast Compass Compass Wind Arrow Compass Primary Swell Arrow Compass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WIND SW 24 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARY ESE (115) 0.6 ft @ 12 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARY SE (127) 1.3 ft @ 9 sec
TIDE LEVEL
High Tide, 3.5 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, Nov 6
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1 ft
    clean
    W
    15mph
    1.3ft
    10s
    SE
    12pm
    1 ft
    choppy
    NNE
    21mph
    3.2ft
    4s
    NE
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    NE
    15mph
    3.3ft
    6s
    NE
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  • Friday, Nov 7
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1-2 ft
    choppy
    ENE
    11mph
    1.5ft
    10s
    ESE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    choppy
    SSE
    11mph
    1.9ft
    8s
    SE
    6pm
    2 ft
    choppy
    S
    16mph
    1.5ft
    10s
    ESE
  • Saturday, Nov 8
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    2-3 ft
    clean
    WSW
    12mph
    3.5ft
    6s
    SSE
    12pm
    1-2 ft
    clean
    WSW
    13mph
    2ft
    6s
    SE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    12mph
    1.8ft
    6s
    SE
  • Sunday, Nov 9
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    fair
    SSW
    16mph
    1.3ft
    11s
    ESE
    12pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    21mph
    1.2ft
    10s
    ESE
    6pm
    1+ ft
    fair
    SW
    22mph
    1.2ft
    10s
    ESE
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  • Monday, Nov 10
    SURF WIND SWELL
    6am
    1+ ft
    fair
    NNW
    18mph
    3.6ft
    7s
    SSW
    12pm
    1 ft
    fair
    NNW
    16mph
    1.3ft
    6s
    SE
    6pm
    1 ft
    fair
    NW
    19mph
    0.9ft
    7s
    ESE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from West-North-West to West-South-West, and was updated Nov 6, 2025 @ 8:12am.
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