North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this outlook for Point Lookout on North Stradbroke isn’t the sort of week you’ll be telling your mates about. We’ve got a long window ahead, and for the first several days, there’s just not much worth paddling out for. The swell’s small, the period’s short, and the energy’s weak. It’s a bit of a waiting game.

The run kicks off Saturday the 22nd with a tiny 3ft east-northeast swell, but it’s carrying a short 7-second period and the energy is weak (74). The wind’s coming across from the west, making it a bit bumpy. Not worth getting wet for. Sunday and Monday aren't much better—still 3ft, still short-period, and the energy stays weak (79 to 98). The mornings are clean-ish, but the waves are just too small and gutless to get excited about.

Tuesday the 25th sees a slight bump to 3ft, but the wind turns onshore from the northeast and it gets choppy. Energy is picking up a touch (118-124), but it’s still a mess. Wednesday stays in that same poor vein—3ft, east swell, onshore wind, and weak energy (130-131). You’re looking at a solid five days of closeouts and frustration.

Now, here’s where things get interesting. Thursday the 27th is the first real glimmer. The swell pushes up to 4ft from the east-northeast, and while the period is still short at 8 seconds, the energy jumps right up into the moderate range (313). Morning winds are light and offshore from the southwest, meaning it should be clean. This is the first day it’s actually worth making the trip. Friday the 28th morning is also a go—4ft, same direction, with a gentle offshore wind and solid energy (309). It’s surfable, but it’s not huge.

Saturday the 29th has a touch more size at 5ft, and the morning looks clean with a light offshore breeze (249). But the afternoon goes onshore and it falls apart. After that, we hit another poor spell. Sunday the 30th gets blown out by strong southeasterly winds, and the swell drops right back down. Then Monday the 31st sees strong onshore winds and messy, stormy conditions, even though the energy builds (481). Not your day.

Looking into next week, Wednesday the 2nd of September is the standout. The swell comes up to 5ft, the period stretches out to 11 seconds—that’s proper groundswell—and the energy jumps right up to 588. The morning wind is offshore from the south, so it should be clean and lined up. This is the pick of the whole period. It’s a point break, and it’s exposed to that east-northeast swell, which lines up perfectly. Problem is, the arvo goes to hell with a near gale from the southeast, so you’ll want to be in the water early.

After that, it’s pretty much a write-off. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are windy and messy, with rain and onshore winds. Saturday the 5th has a small, clean-ish wave in the morning at 3ft, but it’s nothing to write home about. The window closes out on Sunday the 6th with a drop back to 2ft and weak energy (114).

So, what’s the verdict? If you’ve got flexibility, aim for the morning of Thursday the 27th or Friday the 28th for a fun, clean session. But if you can hold out, Wednesday the 2nd of September is the clear winner—bigger, better period, and genuinely clean conditions. That’s the one to plan around. The rest is just waiting time.

Rusty.

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