Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 20 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, ENE swell with 404 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout this week:
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout in the next 16 days are 1.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 257 | 301 | 336 | 288 | 191 | 215 | 328 | 358 | 362 | 256 | 270 | 228 | 186 | 181 | 238 | 127 | 147 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:19AM1.00m | 4:16PM1.46m | 5:00AM1.14m | 4:59PM1.50m | 5:38AM1.30m | 5:40PM1.51m | 6:14AM1.46m | 6:20PM1.50m | 6:52AM1.62m | 7:00PM1.45m | 7:32AM1.75m | 7:42PM1.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.35m | 9:46AM0.47m | 11:02PM0.26m | 10:42AM0.39m | 11:33PM0.18m | 11:32AM0.30m | 00:04AM0.11m | 12:20PM0.21m | 00:35AM0.05m | 1:07PM0.15m | 1:08AM0.01m | 1:56PM0.11m | 1:43AM0.00m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
mm | 8 | 2 | — | 17 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 15 | E 13 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 257 | 257 | 301 | — | — | 191 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 256 | — | 228 | 186 | 181 | 238 | 127 | 101 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | E 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | 5 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 336 | 288 | — | 215 | 328 | 358 | 362 | — | 270 | 39 | 94 | 164 | 99 | 112 | 147 | 152 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 79 | 346 | 301 | 346 | 87 | 124 | 79 | 98 | 61 | 14 | 1107 | 80 | 61 | 98 | 81 | 57 | 96 | 70 |
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