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North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period, SSE swell with 516 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout this week:
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout in the next 16 days are 1.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 16) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty.
Alright, let’s be blunt – the next 16 days for North Stradbroke’s Point Lookout are pretty grim. There’s a long stretch of nothing, nearly two weeks of barely surfable slop. The combined swell energy is mostly weak, sitting in the double digits to low hundreds (like 293 down to 17), and the swell is mostly short-period windswell from the east. Don’t go getting your hopes up.
From Monday the 10th, it’s a mess. A strong north-northwest wind at 25 mph is blowing cross-on, with a 5ft northerly windswell on a 6-second period, and combined energy of 293. Just ugly. Tuesday the 11th through Thursday the 13th are all tiny – 2ft to 2ft waves, energy in the 50s to 90s, clean in the mornings but nothing to push you. Not worth the drive.
Friday the 14th morning gives a tiny glimmer: a fresh southerly offshore at 19 mph, 3ft of south-southeast swell on a 7-second period, energy 129. It’s clean, but it’s short-period junk. Not a standout.
From Monday the 17th, we get a little more size. Swell hits 5ft from the east-southeast on a 6-second period, energy 196. Winds are fresh offshore, so it’s clean, but the period is so short it’s just lumpy whitewater. Tuesday the 18th through Wednesday the 19th offers 4ft to 6ft from the southeast, cross-offshore winds, energy building to 346. The 6ft on Wednesday afternoon is the biggest, but it’s a short 7-second period, so it’s messy – looks more like a kite-surfing setup than paddle surfing.
The best window is Saturday the 22nd afternoon. That’s 6ft of easterly groundswell at 10 seconds, combined energy 957 – that’s moderate wave energy. Winds are clean cross-off from the southeast at 22 mph. The direction (E) matches Point Lookout’s optimum, and the period is decent. It’s a long way out, so it’s promising but not certain. Crowds are ‘sometimes’ here, so expect a few locals. Sunday the 23rd holds similar 5ft to 6ft, 10-second periods, energy around 492 to 578, but the winds stay moderate.
That Saturday the 22nd afternoon is your one true standout. The rest is either too small, too short-period, or too windy. Water temp is about average for the time of year, so no need for a thick suit.
Stay patient, mate. The forecast’s given us nothing to get excited about yet.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 142 | 76 | 56 | 57 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 516 | 112 | 15 | 302 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 31 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.86m | 6:31AM1.10m | 7:04PM1.95m | 7:20AM1.19m | 7:49PM1.98m | 8:06AM1.27m | 8:30PM1.95m | 8:49AM1.34m | 9:08PM1.86m | 9:32AM1.38m | 9:45PM1.72m | 10:15AM1.39m | 10:21PM1.54m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.12m | 1:05AM0.17m | 12:18PM0.04m | 1:47AM0.09m | 1:08PM-0.02m | 2:27AM0.04m | 1:55PM-0.03m | 3:03AM0.02m | 2:40PM0.02m | 3:38AM0.03m | 3:24PM0.11m | 4:11AM0.07m | 4:08PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
Temp °C | 21 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 116 | 142 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 27 | 41 | 69 | 27 | 15 | 47 | 15 | 30 | 18 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | E 9 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 21 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 94 | 76 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 40 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 13 | — | — | NE 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 7 | — | NE 6 | E 9 | N 9 | — | NE 8 | N 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 27 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | — | N 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 175 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 51 | 516 | 112 | 67 | 302 | 106 | 37 | 67 | 58 | 195 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 65 | 57 | 57 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 66 | 57 | 58 | 82 | 57 | 79 | 82 | 70 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 82 | 82 | 79 |
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