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

2.2FT7s
ESE108º
1.2FT9s
ESE120º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

8KTSSSW

11kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

3.5FT

Temperature

81°F

spotName Wind & Weather
80ºF

Rashguard

Rob Mitstifer

Crystal Coast Forecast

Rob Mitstifer •

Today

Surf is looking very small and not much bigger than knee-knee+ high.

Afternoon Outlook: Surf looking pretty small over the afternoon. EI zone offers best chance at something loggable. Winds are onshore for the PM adding some texture/bump to the surf.

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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