Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, SSE swell with 2,431 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s 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 Saturday (Jul 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
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G’day, Rusty here with the outlook for North Stradbroke – Pt Lookout, and I’ll be straight with ya—it’s a rough stretch ahead. The forecast opens with a solid week of poor conditions before we finally see a glimmer of something rideable. The water temp anomaly is about average for this time of year, so nothin’ unusual there.
The first few days? Forget it. Saturday the 4th and Sunday the 5th are a write-off—sloppy, blown-out, no good. That near gale on Sunday afternoon has the offshore wind howling at 31 mph, makin’ it near impossible to even get out. Then Monday the 6th through to Thursday the 17th is a long, bleak gap with mostly poor surf and only a couple of days offering “surfable waves” but only a score of 1 out of 10—barely worth paddling for.
Finally, a real standout shows up on Wednesday morning, July 8. Pt Lookout gets a solid 10 ft swell from the SSE with a long period of 11 seconds. That’s groundswell, and for a point break like this, it’s the best of the bunch. The wind is a fresh offshore from the south at 19 mph, keepin’ it clean, and the combined swell energy is pumpin’ at 2790—strong to very strong. But heads-up: this is a big swell, well over 8 ft, so it’s strictly for the experienced crew. Too much for beginners. Crowds are sometimes a thing here, but on a Wednesday mornin’, you might get lucky and share it with just a few.
Another potential standout pops up on Thursday morning, July 9, with a 8 ft SSE swell and 10-second period, plus strong offshore wind from the south at 25 mph. Clean but hard to paddle into with that wind—combined swell energy of 1498—moderate to strong. Again, only for the experts.
After that, it fades out again. The 18th and 19th offer some swell in the 6 ft to 7 ft range with ESE winds, but the quality’s marginal at best. So, if you’re keen, your best bet is that Wednesday the 8th—big, clean, and powerful.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, near gales from the SE by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 97 | 103 | 390 | 229 | 82 | 641 | 492 | 475 | 418 | 324 | 569 | 910 | 1983 | 676 | 671 | 1082 | 341 | 734 | 170 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.72m | 10:36AM1.04m | 10:52PM1.67m | 11:21AM1.07m | 11:29PM1.59m | 12:11PM1.12m | 00:12AM1.48m | 1:09PM1.19m | 1:02AM1.35m | 2:13PM1.29m | 2:02AM1.21m | 3:21PM1.42m | 3:13AM1.11m | 4:27PM1.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:02AM0.24m | 4:11PM0.26m | 5:38AM0.24m | 4:55PM0.33m | 6:15AM0.24m | 5:47PM0.41m | 6:55AM0.24m | 6:53PM0.48m | 7:40AM0.24m | 8:15PM0.53m | 8:32AM0.23m | 9:46PM0.50m | 9:29AM0.20m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 55 | 97 | 64 | 390 | 229 | 39 | 99 | 64 | 59 | 55 | 65 | 46 | — | 807 | 676 | 671 | 416 | 6 | 269 | 170 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 14 | ESE 13 | S 8 | NE 9 | E 11 | — | ESE 14 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 54 | 34 | 3 | 82 | — | 189 | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NNE 6 | S 8 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 57 | 103 | 368 | 61 | 166 | 641 | 492 | 475 | 418 | 324 | 569 | 910 | 1983 | — | — | 1082 | 341 | 734 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 82 | 82 | 62 | 79 | 79 | 224 | 854 | 854 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 57 | 74 | 82 |
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