Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, SE swell with 1,887 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout this week:
The surf forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s break it down for Point Lookout on North Stradbroke.
The next few days are pretty slow. Saturday morning has 3ft of SE swell (238 energy) with a light cross-off breeze from the SW, water temp around 71°—right about average. It’s clean but small. Saturday afternoon picks up to about 4ft with a 12-second period from the SE and energy jumping to 709, but it’s cross-shore and flagged as marginal. Sunday through Wednesday is a bust—tiny, choppy, or blown out. From Sunday morning to Wednesday afternoon there’s a solid gap with nothing worth your time.
Thursday the 16th brings big swell—around 8ft SE with a near gale SSE wind at 34 mph, energy hitting 1014–1086. That’s clean but wild, and only for experts. Friday the 17th sees 10ft SE swell (10-second period) and energy up to 1699–1887, still with 28 mph cross-off winds. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle session. Saturday the 18th keeps the 10ft SE swell (1478–1682 energy) with strong 25 mph cross-off breezes—again, big and tough. Sunday the 19th has the swell dropping to around 8ft SE (11-second period) with 19 mph cross-off winds and energy as high as 2531, still marked as marginal.
The standout window is Monday the 20th of July. Morning brings 5ft ESE swell (500 energy) with a moderate offshore breeze from the SSE, and the report says “expect good surf conditions.” That is your call—clean, solid size, and offshore wind. After that, it fades back to smaller, cleaner but weaker surf through the end of the run.
So, best bet: Monday morning the 20th at Point Lookout—5ft ESE swell, offshore wind, clean. It’s a point break that handles that direction well. Crowds can show up here sometimes, so be ready. Everything else is either flat, too windy, or too big.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 373 | 247 | 176 | 130 | 85 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 578 | 1007 | 1083 | 1010 | 1699 | 1887 | 1642 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28PM1.73m | 5:36AM1.03m | 6:25PM1.87m | 6:37AM1.06m | 7:18PM1.98m | 7:31AM1.10m | 8:07PM2.04m | 8:22AM1.15m | 8:54PM2.03m | 9:12AM1.19m | 9:38PM1.97m | 10:01AM1.21m | 10:20PM1.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.15m | 00:18AM0.30m | 11:29AM0.09m | 1:16AM0.20m | 12:25PM0.02m | 2:06AM0.12m | 1:18PM-0.03m | 2:53AM0.07m | 2:08PM-0.04m | 3:37AM0.05m | 2:56PM-0.01m | 4:19AM0.06m | 3:43PM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | E 10 | SE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 167 | 336 | 247 | 176 | 130 | 85 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 4 | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 373 | 119 | 42 | 40 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 46 | 578 | 1007 | 1083 | 1010 | 1699 | 1887 | 1642 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 80 | 57 | 14 | 61 | 57 | 38 | 82 | 74 | 109 | 274 | 452 | 295 | 729 | 79 | 518 | 642 | 224 | 224 | 518 | 82 |
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