North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.42° S 153.53° E

North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.2° 

North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, ENE swell with 179 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 10PM (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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. 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 1.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) 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 1.1m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Wed 26th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Best Surf10PM (Wed 26th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 7s
Most Powerful10AM (Thu 27th Aug)4ft (1.2m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

G’day, Rusty here with a look at the surf ahead for Point Lookout on North Stradbroke.

Honestly, mate, it’s a grim run right now. We’ve got a solid 16-day window, but the first real glimpse of anything surfable doesn’t show up until Tuesday the 1st of September, and even then it’s barely enough to bother. The whole stretch from now through to Monday the 31st of August is a write-off. Every session has comments labelled "poor surf conditions" with scores of 0/10, so don’t even bother paddling out.

We’re looking at tiny, short-period swell hanging around 2 ft to 4 ft from the ENE, with periods mostly at 7–8 seconds. That’s weak, sloppy windswell, and the wind is almost always cross, cross-on, or onshore. The combined energy figures stay low to moderate, sitting between 85 and 261, but none of that energy translates to quality. There’s one morning – Thursday the 27th of August – that sees a fresh 22 mph SSE offshore, giving clean conditions and a moderate energy reading of 229, but the swell is still only 4 ft with a short 8-second period. It’s clean, but weak and average. Not worth writing home about.

Then on Tuesday the 1st of September, we finally get a tiny window of proper hope. The morning session shows a 3 mph SSE offshore breeze, 3 ft swell from the E, and clean conditions. The combined energy is 164 and the comment finally says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – a score of 1/10. That’s the best we’ve got. The swell direction is ENE, which suits Point Lookout’s optimum E direction reasonably well. But with a period of just 7 seconds, it’s not groundswell, and the wave faces will be short and fat.

After that, it goes back to cross-onshore and onshore winds through the rest of the first week of September, with tiny swell under 3 ft and energy dropping off. By the second week, the energy falls right away into the 40–108 range, with messy onshore winds from the north and northeast. The morning of Sunday the 6th of September has a 12 mph SSE offshore, 2 ft ENE swell, and a score of 1/10, but that’s as good as it gets – tiny, weak, and ordinary.

Water temperature is sitting at 69°F with an anomaly of -0.4°F, so it’s bang on average for this time of year. No surprises there.

There is no standout break in this forecast. The whole 16-day run is poor. For a spot that’s normally fairly consistent, this is a long, flat, frustrating stretch. Sometimes it just goes silent for a while. Forecasts can flip, so keep an eye out, but for now – leave the boards at home.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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7
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7
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8
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
108
91
107
109
107
104
112
132
111
77
179
149
163
155
131
127
109
123
119
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
10
E
15
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15
E
10
E
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
WNW
15
N
20
SW
35
SSE
40
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25
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20
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20
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15
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25
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High Tide
5:09PM1.44m
5:26AM0.92m
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
Low Tide
00:04AM0.43m
11:01AM0.36m
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
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5:28
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5
Temp °C
19
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18
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Feels °C
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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).

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