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Cape Lookout - Boyscout Camp, United States

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Beach in the day use area at Cape Lookout State Park
Near Cape Lookout - Boyscout Camp, 1 km away. Photo: RickObst, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Cape Lookout - Boyscout Camp

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (292°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (112°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 650 m out (1 in 66). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 9°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 15°C in August, its warmest (4/3 wetsuit and boots). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Netarts, 8.8 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 8 h 20 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to PDX, direct.

    See flights MDW → PDX · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Cape Lookout - Boyscout Camp.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Netarts · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Netarts · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct516 ft9 ssoft518kJ14°C
Tue 20Oct386 ft9 ssoft429kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct183 ft6 smushy73kJ16°C
Thu 22Oct547 ft9 ssoft703kJ14°C
Fri 23Oct407 ft8 smushy456kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct235 ft8 smushy231kJ11°C
Sun 25Oct456 ft7 smushy391kJ10°C
Mon 26Oct254 ft7 smushy140kJ12°C
Tue 27Oct132 ft13 scrumbling109kJ13°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to PDX, then 2h 15 by road. About 8h 20 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Cape Lookout - Boyscout Camp

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Cape Lookout - Boyscout Camp

    Best 17:00 to 20:00 local time: 7 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Surf Cape Lookout - Boyscout Camp

    Best 14:00 to 17:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to PDX, then 2h 15 by road. About 8h 20 door to door

The trip from Netarts, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,010–£1,830 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to PDX, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£450
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£1,010–£1,830

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Netarts

  • The Schooner Restaurant & LoungeSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
  • La Cocina ToxicaMexican · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Upstairs Bar and GrillBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centre
  • Brewin' in the Wind { espresso bar & grill }American · 0.6 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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