• Cape Lookout Lighthouse from Barden Inlet

    Cape Lookout

    National Seashore North Carolina

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    Harkers Island Visitor Center hours will be Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. until further notice.

Weather

Storm clouds gather across the sound from a group of kayaks pulled up on the beach.
Keeping an eye on the weather is important at Cape Lookout National Seashore.  The open water expanses that must be crossed to reach the park can become unsafe during high winds or during rainstorms.
Jeff Lovett, NC Outward Bound.
 

Weather conditions can change rapidly along the coast. Be prepared to change your plans according to the weather.

Weather Forecast

  • recorded forecast - call the National Weather Service-Newport/Morehead City office at (252) 223-5737.
  • on the web - Harkers Island weather

Current Weather Conditions

An automated tower is located on Cape Lookout to monitor weather conditions. The current readings for air temperature, wind speed & direction can be found on the National Data Buoy Center's website.

  • Local Surf Zone Forecast Local Surf Zone Forecast

    Information on Beach conditions, Rip Currents & Tides Read More

  • Tides from NOAA Tides from NOAA

    Predictions for the Cape Lookout Bight. Read More

  • Current weather conditions Current weather conditions

    Air temperature, wind speed & direction Read More

Did You Know?

Portsmouth Life-Saving Station crew pose in their surfboat.

"You have to go out, you don't have to come back" was the unofficial motto of the U.S. Life-Saving Service. The Life-Saving Service rescued shipwreck victims from stations located in Portsmouth, and on Core Banks and Cape Lookout. Cape Lookout National Seashore More...