Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 25 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, ENE swell with 179 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout in the next 16 days are 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 25th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
Alright folks, it’s a grim picture for Point Lookout (North Stradbroke) for a good long while. The overall pattern is that we’re stuck with a whole lot of nothing for the next week or more. The swell is tiny, the wind is messy, and the scores are just flat. We’re looking at a massive gap right from the start until the end of the first week of September with genuinely nothing to write home about.
We kick off Tuesday the 25th with a tiny 3ft swell from the ENE, but it’s blown out by northerly winds and the water is a bit cooler than average at 69°F, nothing major but not ideal. It’s just poor. Wednesday and Thursday don't get any better. Thursday morning on the 27th does see a strong offshore breeze from the SSE, but with only a 3ft, 8-second swell, the wave energy (124) is still too weak to make anything decent happen. It’s clean, but it’s like a washing machine with no clothes in it.
Friday morning the 28th is the first time we see a glimmer of ‘surfable’ waves, but it’s a 3ft, 7-second affair with a gentle offshore wind. I’d call that a very ordinary session, a 1 out of 10 at best. After that, it’s back to the doldrums. Saturday and Sunday see the swell drop to 2ft and then 2ft, with strong, gusty winds making it clean but utterly gutless. The energy readings are in the 50s and 60s – just pathetic.
We then hit a serious dry spell. From Monday the 31st right through to Wednesday the 9th of September, it’s a parade of tiny swells (1ft to 3ft) with mostly poor conditions. A lot of onshore and cross-onshore winds, some rain, and more scores of 0. There’s a brief moment on Friday the 4th of September where we get a moderate offshore wind with a 3ft ENE swell again, and it gets a 1 out of 10 for “surfable waves”, but again, it’s just ordinary. The energy (120) is in the moderate range, but the size just isn't there to back it up.
So, for the entire 16-day window, there are no true standouts. Nothing is worth paddling out for. Point Lookout is a consistent spot, so this flat run feels worse than it would somewhere else, but it's what we've got.
Talk to you next time.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 123 | 105 | 127 | 99 | 89 | 85 | 114 | 68 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 176 | 71 | 55 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:30PM1.64m | 6:43AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.72m | 7:16AM1.17m | 7:36PM1.77m | 7:49AM1.25m | 8:08PM1.77m | 8:23AM1.33m | 8:39PM1.73m | 8:59AM1.40m | 9:12PM1.64m | 9:37AM1.45m | 9:47PM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.27m | 12:26PM0.18m | 1:39AM0.20m | 1:03PM0.12m | 2:08AM0.14m | 1:40PM0.09m | 2:36AM0.11m | 2:18PM0.09m | 3:04AM0.09m | 2:58PM0.12m | 3:33AM0.09m | 3:41PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 110 | 123 | 105 | 127 | 99 | 89 | 85 | 114 | 68 | 72 | 63 | 51 | 4 | 71 | 55 | 61 | 40 | 39 | 26 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 12 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 15 | NE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 30 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 133 | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 16 | E 15 | S 10 | WNW 3 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SE 20 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | WNW 2 | N 3 | WSW 2 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 66 | 44 | — | — | — | 14 | 176 | 69 | 74 | 87 | 103 | 86 | 93 | 113 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 98 | 79 | 14 | 61 | 45 | 92 | 124 | 72 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 82 | 124 | 82 | 80 | 82 |
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