Cape Lookout Shoals

Name: Cape Lookout Shoals Surf Spot
Address: North Carolina, United States

North Carolina, United States

Sand

Right now

The conditions at the spot at 5:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time.

Poor

Flat (0.3 m) at 7 s going to W, strong onshore wind going to SW

Swell

0.3 m

7 s

Wind

35 km/h

Onshore

Tide

0.5 m

Rising

Weather

25 °C

Clear

28 °C water

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 7 s	WNW	39 km/h · 42 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	1 m	Clear · 26 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	WNW	33 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.8 m	Clear · 26 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 6 s	W	31 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.6 m	Clear · 26 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 6 s	W	36 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.4 m	Clear · 26 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 6 s	W	32 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.4 m	Clear · 26 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	W	35 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.5 m	Clear · 25 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	W	34 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.6 m	Clear · 25 °C
7 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 7 s	W	34 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 25 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.2 m · 7 s	W	33 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	1.2 m	Clear · 25 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.3 m · 7 s	W	32 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	1.4 m	Clear · 25 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 7 s	W	31 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	SW Onshore	1.5 m	Clear · 25 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.4 m · 7 s	WNW	31 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	1.4 m	Clear · 25 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 7 s	W	32 km/h · 34 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	1.3 m	Clear · 25 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 7 s	W	33 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 25 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 6 s	W	31 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 25 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	34 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.6 m	Clear · 25 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	33 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.5 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.7 m · 5 s	W	33 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.5 m	Overcast · 25 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	31 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.6 m	Clear · 26 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	29 km/h · 30 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.7 m	Mostly clear · 25 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 6 s	W	29 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.9 m	Partly cloudy · 25 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 6 s	W	28 km/h · 29 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	1.1 m	Mostly clear · 25 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 6 s	W	32 km/h · 34 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	1.2 m	Overcast · 25 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 6 s	W	29 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	1.2 m	Partly cloudy · 26 °C