North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’m gonna level with you – this 16-day stretch for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout is a wild goose chase for real surf. It’s a point break that’s fairly exposed to the east, and usually that setup can pump, but the charts are showing a flat, messy run with almost nothing worth paddling out for. For the first week-plus, it’s all poor surf conditions and tiny, weak energy. There’s a big gap of dead days from start to finish, so don’t get your hopes up. The only faint glimmer comes right at the very end.

The water temp here is sitting at 71°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year – no surprises there.

Let’s walk through it. Wednesday the 16th kicks off with a cross-off SSE wind at 34 mph, a 8 ft SE swell at a short 7 seconds, and combined energy of 478 (moderate energy). Sounds big, but it’s a howling mess – poor surf. Thursday the 17th is similar: strong offshore S winds at 28 mph, a 6 ft to 7 ft SE swell, periods up to 10 seconds, and energy around 541 (moderate). The wind is offshore but it’s a gale – hard to paddle into, and not worth it. Friday the 18th morning eases off a touch: light offshore S wind at 12 mph, a 4 ft SE swell at 8 seconds, energy down to 187 (weak). Conditions are ordinary but surfable. That’s the closest you’ll get to a wave all week.

Then it’s a dust storm. Saturday the 19th through to Monday the 28th is just wave heights dropping to 0.3 ft – 3 ft, periods all over the shop, and energy readings mostly under 100 (weak). Winds flip between onshore, cross-on, and cross-off, with occasional glassy patches on Sunday the 20th morning (1 ft, glassy) but no swell to ride. It’s a dead zone.

Now, late in the period, we finally see a pulse. Wednesday the 30th of September morning: a 5 ft ENE swell at 8 seconds, light cross-shore ENE wind at 6 mph, energy 241 (moderate). Still poor surf conditions, but there’s a bit of size. Then Thursday the 1st of October morning is your standout: glassy conditions – N wind at 3 mph, a 4 ft ENE swell at 8 seconds, energy 154 (moderate). It’s surfable but very ordinary. The crowd factor here is _sometimes_, so it won’t be packed, but with waves this weak, you’ll be scratching for anything. This is the best on offer across the whole outlook, and that’s saying something. Don’t expect a classic.

So, that’s the story. One okay window on the 1st of October, and a whole lot of nothing before it. Keep the board waxed for that morning, but don’t book a trip around it.

Rusty.

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