North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's break down what's happening for North Stradbroke – Pt Lookout.

We're looking at a full 16-day stretch, but the first week is slim pickings. The real action doesn't fire up until the second week, and when it does, it's big and windy. You gotta be smart about when you paddle out.

Friday morning, August 7th, we've got a clean 3ft easterly swell, period around 7 seconds, combined energy of 83 – weak. Wind is a light cross-offshore from the WSW. It's surfable, but it's nothing special. Water temp is 69°, right on the money for this time of year. Friday afternoon turns bad with a cross-onshore, so skip it.

Saturday morning, August 8th, is your best early bet. A clean 3ft easterly swell, period up to 8 seconds, energy at 96. There's a gentle offshore from the SSW. It's small, but clean. By Saturday afternoon, we get a bit more push – 3ft at 8 seconds from the east, energy jumping to 154 – but the wind swings cross-offshore from the SE. Still clean, and probably the best of the early days.

Then Sunday morning, August 9th, is a real treat. The swell is 3ft from the east, period 9 seconds, energy 180, and it's glassy. Dead flat calm. No wind at all. That's a rare moment. Get out there early because Sunday afternoon, the wind cranks onshore from the NNE at 15 mph and ruins it.

Now, hold on tight. From Monday, August 10th, all the way through to Saturday, August 15th, we hit a serious drought. The swell drops to 2ft to 2ft, the energy is weak, and the winds are strong. There are some clean windows, but the waves are just too small to bother with.

The big standout, the one you've been waiting for, arrives on Tuesday morning, August 18th. The swell is a solid 6ft from the ESE, period 8 seconds, and the energy is a hefty 534 – that's moderate to strong. We've got a strong offshore wind from the SSE at 25 mph. The report says it's clean but hard to paddle into. That's a serious offshore wind, it'll hold the wave face up, but you'll be fighting to get out back. This is for the experienced crew only. The size is pushing into expert territory.

Then Wednesday morning, August 19th, is the biggest call of the whole forecast. We're looking at a 7ft easterly swell, period 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to a massive 1076 – that's strong, very strong. The wind is a cross-offshore from the SSE at 22 mph. The report flags it as marginal for surf, and at that size, with that power, it's strictly for the big wave chargers. Pt Lookout is a point, so it might handle that energy, but don't even think about it if you're not a top-level surfer.

The rest of the second week, from August 20th onward, drops back to 3ft to 4ft with persistent cross-offshore winds and clean conditions, but nothing that truly stands out as a classic.

So, the standout is the Tuesday morning, August 18th session for the experts, with that 6ft ESE swell and strong offshore wind. The other standout is the glassy Sunday morning, August 9th for the small wave lovers. For the rest of us, it's a lot of waiting.

Rusty out.

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