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

2-3FT

Thigh to waist

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

3.5FT8s
E87º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

7KTSSW

8kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
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Tide

3.2FT

Temperature

73°F

spotName Wind & Weather
75ºF

1mm wetsuit

Rob Mitstifer

Crystal Coast Forecast

Rob Mitstifer •

Today

Rideable for EI with knee-thigh high surf. Cleanest in the AM before onshores rebuild.

Not much surf to target with most AB spots checking in nearly flat. EI again shows more size with ESE swell up to knee-thigh high. Very user-friendly there. Conditions are semi-clean through the AM with light NW winds. PM onshore breezes add texture and bump so I would look to grab a few this morning for best conditions.

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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