Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 9 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 10 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SE swell with 769 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 10 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE 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 Thursday (Sep 10) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. 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 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 10) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 10) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Thu 10th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 10th Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me tell you what I’m seeing for the next couple of weeks, and it ain't pretty. We got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, so don't get your hopes up.
Your first chance to even get wet is early Wednesday morning, the 9th. We’ll see a clean 3ft of south-east swell, but the energy is weak at 128, so it's going to be gutless. Water temp is 71°, right on the average for this time of year. It’s surfable, but it’s all effort for not much reward. That’s the best we’ve got coming for a while.
From there, it just falls apart. On Thursday, the 10th, the swell bumps up to 8ft but it's short-period and messy, and a near-gale offshore wind will make it a fight just to get out. That's one for the crew with nothing to lose. Through the weekend, the size drops but the wind stays fresh and cross-off, leaving the ocean lumpy and poor. Not good.
The start of next week, Monday the 14th, the surf completely fades. We're talking ankle biters with zero push. There is one moment on Tuesday morning, the 15th, when the wind goes totally glassy, but the swell is still only around 3ft and pretty much lifeless. It'll be clean, but you'll be floating around waiting. If you just need to be out there, that's your window.
Then the real drought hits. From the 16th right through to the 23rd, we barely scrape 2ft for most of it. We'll see plenty of wind, some offshore, some cross, but the lack of any real swell makes it all pointless.
There is one last spark on the morning of Monday, the 23rd. The wind goes flat calm again and the swell comes up a bit to just under 3ft from the north, but it's still short-period and weak. Honestly, it's not much of a save. That north-west wind then howls in on the 24th, blowing out what's left.
This is a rough stretch. The swell direction is off, the energy is down, and the windows of good conditions are too short and far between. Sometimes it just be like that.
Later.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 69 | 57 | 467 | 769 | 435 | 349 | 289 | 229 | 171 | 114 | 92 | 78 | 76 | 46 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.84m | 7:04AM1.33m | 7:22PM1.83m | 7:45AM1.43m | 8:00PM1.76m | 8:24AM1.50m | 8:35PM1.65m | 9:02AM1.54m | 9:09PM1.51m | 9:39AM1.53m | 9:43PM1.35m | 10:18AM1.50m | 10:18PM1.19m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.09m | 1:17AM0.06m | 12:57PM0.05m | 1:51AM0.02m | 1:41PM0.05m | 2:22AM0.01m | 2:24PM0.09m | 2:52AM0.04m | 3:05PM0.16m | 3:21AM0.09m | 3:48PM0.25m | 3:50AM0.16m | 4:32PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 6 | E 11 | NE 13 | E 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 112 | 69 | 57 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 7 | 46 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 13 | NE 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 7 | SE 19 | E 13 | E 10 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | — | — | S 23 | — | S 22 | — | — | — | SE 19 | SE 10 | SE 20 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | — | 11 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 15 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 467 | 769 | 435 | 349 | 289 | 229 | 171 | 114 | 92 | 78 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 98 | 0 | 406 | 406 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 74 | 82 | 74 | 82 | 92 | 45 | 2 | 82 | 74 | 0 | 124 | 45 |
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