The surf forecast is 4-5 ft and sideshore choppy right now for Cape Lookout, NC
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station CLKN7 - Cape Lookout, NC65° N @ 16 → 23mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.9:55am / 4:19pm
- BUOY 41159Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 41159E
4.9ft @ 11s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.74° Wetsuit Top
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 16
FRI 17
SAT 18
SUN 19
MON 20
8pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-4 ft and choppy at 8pm on Wed 10/15

TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide1.7 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Oct 16
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftchoppyN17mph4.1ft8sENE12pm 3-4+ ftchoppyN19mph3.5ft10sE6pm 3-5 ftchoppyN17mph4.9ft10sENE - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Oct 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3+ ftfairNNW14mph2.6ft9sENE12pm 2+ ftchoppyN15mph2.2ft9sENE6pm 2-3+ ftchoppyN12mph3.3ft9sENE - Saturday, Oct 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftfairNNW12mph2.1ft9sENE12pm 3+ ftfairNNE6mph2.5ft11sENE6pm 3-4 ftcleanS3mph2.9ft13sENE - Sunday, Oct 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftfairSSW11mph2.9ft11sENE12pm 2-4 ftfairSW16mph2.6ft12sENE6pm 2-4 ftfairSSW19mph2.8ft12sENE - Best Surf Trip
- Monday, Oct 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2+ ftcleanWSW22mph2ft11sENE12pm 2 ftcleanNW13mph1.8ft11sENE6pm 2 ftcleanNW10mph1.5ft11sENE
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from West-North-West to West-South-West, and was updated Oct 16, 2025 @ 9:07am.
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