Cape Lookout National Seashore Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

1-2FT

Knee to thigh

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.4FT8s
ESE122º
2.2FT5s
NE39º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

8KTSN

12kts gusts, Offshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

1.6FT

Temperature

83°F

spotName Wind & Weather
72ºF

Rashguard

Grant Tyler

Crystal Coast Forecast

Grant Tyler •

Today

Another small day of surf that tops out in the knee high or so range.

Surf hovering in the knee high range or so. Winds are northerly with clean conditions. A few workable waves for the logs or foamies.

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