Cape Lookout Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Cape Lookout Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 07:09 AM and sunset is at 05:00 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 19°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sun
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:35AM1.18m
10:05PM0.99m
10:18AM1.13m
10:52PM1.02m
11:07AM1.08m
11:45PM1.07m
12:01PM1.02m
00:43AM1.12m
1:01PM0.98m
1:45AM1.17m
2:04PM0.94m
2:48AM1.24m
3:09PM0.94m
3:51AM1.30m
4:12PM0.95m
4:52AM1.34m
5:13PM0.98m
5:49AM1.38m
6:10PM1.02m
6:43AM1.40m
7:05PM1.06m
7:35AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.02m
3:57AM0.07m
4:37PM0.01m
4:51AM0.09m
5:21PM-0.00m
5:52AM0.09m
6:11PM-0.02m
6:58AM0.08m
7:06PM-0.05m
8:07AM0.05m
8:04PM-0.09m
9:15AM-0.00m
9:05PM-0.14m
10:18AM-0.06m
10:06PM-0.18m
11:18AM-0.12m
11:05PM-0.23m
12:13PM-0.17m
00:02AM-0.27m
1:04PM-0.21m
00:57AM-0.27m
1:53PM-0.22m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.9
SSW
6
1
NNE
4
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
9
1.4
SW
5
1
SSW
5
1.3
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.4
SW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
13
1.9
SW
6
1.6
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
5
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.4
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
 km/h
25
NNW
30
NNE
15
NE
30
SSW
35
SW
30
NNE
25
ENE
15
E
40
SW
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNE
20
NE
5
ESE
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
NNW
40
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
SSE
 mm 
1
1
max°C
17
15
14
18
19
19
13
18
19
16
14
13
13
15
19
18
11
5
3
5
4
6
10
12
12
13
12
2
2
-2
1
4
9
13
16
Moonrise
10:24
10:52
11:18
11:45
12:13
12:45
1:23
2:09
3:06
4:13
5:27
6:41
Moonset
9:28
10:30
11:33
12:38
1:46
2:58
4:14
5:29
6:39
7:39
8:29
Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:13
Sunset
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
Today's sea temperature in Cape Lookout is
11.6° C
(Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 21.1 max: 23.0 min: 19.1°C)
Issued (local time): 12 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025
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