Cape Lookout Shoals
Carteret County, North Carolina, United States
No photo of Cape Lookout Shoals yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 6:21 pm5.6
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
6.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
6.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
6.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6.0
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6.2
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
6.0
37 km/h23 mph wind, Good
6.1
37 km/h23 mph wind, Good
6.0
38 km/h23 mph wind, Good
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 16°C60°F
- Water
- 20°C69°F
- Wind
- 2717 km/hmph NNW
- Gusts
- 3119 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.3 m4 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:21 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 5 am, 0.5 m2 ft
- Low 11 am, -0.6 m2 ft
- High 5 pm, 0.4 m1 ft
- Low 11 pm, -0.7 m2 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 15%
- Mon5.7 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 1%
- Tue6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 1%
- Wed3.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h29 mph, rain 7%
- Thu5.8 GoodBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 14%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- 39 km24 miMarine Corps Outlying Field (MCOF) Atlantic (12NC)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Lighthouse Area Oceanside Beach5.8 km3.6 mi north away6.3 Good later
- Bare Sand Beach12 km7.8 mi north away6.3 Good later
- South Core Banks17 km11 mi north away6.4 Good later
- Deer Field Shores24 km15 mi north-west away7.8 Great later