What is the water temperature at Cape Lookout Shoals today?

Live sea-surface temperature, waves and wind for Cape Lookout Shoals load automatically on this page, refreshed every hour.

When is the water warmest at Cape Lookout Shoals?

The sea at Cape Lookout Shoals is warmest in August, averaging around 27.6°C (81.7°F). The monthly water-temperature table on this page shows the 25-year average for every month.

Cape Lookout Shoals

Coastal areas · United States

IntermediateBeach break34.570, -76.526

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Cape Lookout Shoals is a S-facing sand beach on the Coastal Waters coastline near Coastal areas — it picks up SE–SW swell and turns cleanest in a NW–NE wind, with the most consistent surf through april–october.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts

Time	Rating	Waves	Swell	Wind	Air

Water temperature by month

This month: ~26.9°C (80.4°F) on average

Jan

16.2°C

61.2°F · 10.1–21.1°C

Feb

15.1°C

59.2°F · 9.1–19.6°C

Mar

15.9°C

60.6°F · 11–21.1°C

Apr

17.6°C

63.7°F · 13.9–22.4°C

May

21.5°C

70.7°F · 18–24.4°C

Jun

25.2°C

77.4°F · 21.4–27.7°C

Jul

27.1°C

80.8°F · 26.2–28.5°C

Aug

27.6°C

81.7°F · 25.4–28.8°C

Sep

26.9°C

80.4°F · 25–28.8°C

Oct

23.7°C

74.7°F · 20.7–26.7°C

Nov

20°C

68°F · 13.9–22.6°C

Dec

17.7°C

63.9°F · 14.7–21.6°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

SE–SW

Best wind

NW–NE

Break type

Beach break

Best season

April–October

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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