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

1.6FT7s
SE125º
1FT8s
ESE111º
2.1FT7s
ENE60º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

9KTSENE

10kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

3.3FT

Temperature

76°F

spotName Wind & Weather
73ºF

1mm wetsuit

Mike Watson

Crystal Coast Forecast

Mike Watson •

Today

Surf mostly knee high or less off ESE swell traces - loggable at best. Clean AM conditions.

We have weak surf yet again with small swell mix. NE trending ESE/SE winds sets up fairly clean surf to start the day, the light textured conditions midday into the afternoon. Not much that is worthwhile but may be able to slide a few.

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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