Cape Lookout National Seashore Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Knee to thigh

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

1FT7s
ESE109º
3.9FT5s
SW226º
0.6FT10s
ESE104º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

16KTSSW

29kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.0FT

Temperature

75°F

spotName Wind & Weather
76ºF

1mm wetsuit

Cape Lookout National Seashore Surf Forecast

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Cape Lookout National Seashore Surf Guide

Cape Lookout is the second part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. After running south from Ocracoke, the coastline bends sharply west to Beaufort Inlet, which is where the Banks come to their glorious end. The Cape Lookout National Seashore extends 58 miles from Portsmouth Island (the Seashore's sole village was abandoned years back and is now a ghost town) south to Cape Lookout Point. This almost entirely undeveloped area is the most isolated part of North Carolina's barrier island chain, and th... Read more