Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 25 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, E swell with 206 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 25 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE 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 Tuesday (Aug 25) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout in the next 16 days are 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10PM. 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve had a proper look at what’s coming down the line for North Stradbroke’s Point Lookout, and I’m gonna be straight with ya—it’s a tough run. We’re staring down the barrel of a long, quiet spell. The energy is low and the conditions aren’t playing ball at all. The water temperature is sitting at 69°, which is about 1° cooler than the normal for this time of year, so pretty average, nothing wild.
We start off on Monday the 24th of August through the whole week, and it’s a write-off. The swell is a weak, short-period 3ft out of the ENE with a period of just 8 seconds and combined energy of 119 (weak) on Monday, but a cross-shore easterly breeze at 9 mph has it chopped up, and the wave comment says it all: poor surf conditions. Tuesday and Wednesday are the same story—tiny swell, poor wind directions, mainly cross-onshore, and the energy drops off into double digits. By Thursday the 27th, a fresh SSE offshore picks up to 22 mph, cleaning up the surface, but the swell is still a pathetic 3ft and the wave comment still says poor surf conditions. It’s just not worth paddling out.
The weekend of the 29th and 30th? Forget it. Saturday has a measly 2ft swell with a 57 energy reading. Sunday the 30th gets a weird spike to 5ft from the ESE, but it’s a junky 6-second period, and even though it’s clean with a cross-offshore breeze, the wave comment still says poor surf conditions. That’s a red flag.
We finally see the first hint of something surfable on Friday the 28th of August morning. A 3ft ENE swell at 7 seconds, with a gentle 9 mph offshore from the south. The combined energy reads 143 (moderate). The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” I wouldn’t get too excited—it’s small, short-period, and the rating is a 1 out of 10. That’s the best we’ve got until the very start of September.
Tuesday the 1st of September morning shows a bit of life: 4ft from the ESE, 6-second period, with a light 6 mph SSE cross-offshore breeze. The energy jumps to 202 (moderate). Again, the wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” with a 1 out of 10. It’s the cleanest and most energetic we see, but that period is short, so expect lumpy, weak lines. That is the standout in this whole 16-day period.
Then it fades again. From Thursday the 3rd of September onward, we’re back to tiny, weak swell with periods barely cracking 8 seconds, and most of the wind is onshore or cross-onshore. The energy dips below 100 again. By Saturday the 5th, we’re down to 1ft. There’s a small bump on Sunday the 6th with a cleaner SE cross-offshore, but the swell is still only 1ft with a period of 10 seconds, energy at 75 (weak). That’s not even worth getting out of bed for.
So if you’re hanging for anything, mark the morning of Friday the 28th of August, or the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September. That’s your pick of a bad bunch. Be warned: Point Lookout can get busy, and with crowds listed as “sometimes,” expect company. It’s a consistent point break that’s fairly exposed to the swell, and it likes an easterly to ENE direction, which we get on those days. But with the short period and small size, it’s not going to be a classic.
The gap between decent windows is real—we’re talking days of nothing. It’s one of those stretches where the ocean just goes to sleep. Don’t force it, because the quality isn’t there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 10 | N 15 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
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113 | 109 | 113 | 104 | 79 | 85 | 87 | 75 | 90 | 107 | 145 | 91 | 71 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 102 | 4 | 156 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.54m | 6:07AM1.00m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.34m | 11:46AM0.27m | 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 | |||||||
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 10 | — | N 11 | SE 9 |
113 | 109 | 113 | 104 | 79 | 85 | 87 | 75 | 90 | 107 | 145 | 91 | 71 | 84 | 48 | 48 | 102 | — | 2 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 13 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 58 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 16 | E 15 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | N 12 | S 17 | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | — | — |
5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | WNW 3 | — | SW 2 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | 1 | 54 | 60 | 22 | — | — | 5 | 64 | 132 | 115 | 153 | 156 | 135 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 57 | 57 | 574 | 57 | 14 | 79 | 72 | 92 | 82 | 72 | 0 | 82 | 72 | 124 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 74 |
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Information about the North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
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