Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, ESE swell with 213 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 Friday (Aug 28) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. 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 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Point Lookout on North Stradbroke Island.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough run ahead. We’ve got a solid 16-day window to look at, but honestly, for the next week and a half, we’re scraping the bottom of the barrel. The swell sticks to a pretty anemic 2ft to 3ft range for days on end, and while the water temp is a pretty average 69°F, the conditions are a mess of onshore and cross-off winds. There’s a glimmer on Thursday morning the 27th with a strong offshore Southerly at 22 mph, but the swell is only 3ft with a weak combined energy of 123. It’s clean, sure, but that offshore is howling, making it a mission to paddle into anything. That's not really a day you get excited about.
September rolls in and things start to look a bit different. Tuesday the 1st of September is the first time we see a real bump in size, with 7ft of easterly swell hitting in the morning. The combined energy jumps up to 462, which is a serious pulse of power. The wind is a cross-off from the SSE at 12 mph, so it’ll be clean. This is the standout for the more experienced crew. It’s a solid, powerful groundswell, and a point break like this should handle it well. But for a beginner, 7ft is getting too big, so give it a wide berth if you’re new to the game.
After that, the energy hangs around but the winds turn average again until Thursday the 3rd of September. That morning is the real gem of the whole forecast. We’ve got 4ft of easterly swell (225 combined energy) and the wind is glassy – dead calm. That’s borderline perfect for a point break like this. It won’t be the biggest day, but for a clean, fun session with no wind chop, that’s the one to circle on your calendar.
For the rest of the second week, it quickly drops off again into small, weak slop with onshores, so there’s not much else to say. A couple of small windows, but nothing worth planning a trip around other than that Thursday the 3rd.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 97 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 105 | 110 | 87 | 71 | 90 | 137 | 130 | 90 | 106 | 103 | 48 | 69 | 52 | 201 | 187 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:53PM1.54m | 6:07AM1.00m | 6:30PM1.64m | 6:43AM1.08m | 7:04PM1.72m | 7:16AM1.17m | 7:36PM1.77m | 7:49AM1.25m | 8:08PM1.77m | 8:23AM1.33m | 8:39PM1.73m | 8:59AM1.40m | 9:12PM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.36m | 00:39AM0.34m | 11:46AM0.27m | 1:10AM0.27m | 12:26PM0.18m | 1:39AM0.20m | 1:03PM0.12m | 2:08AM0.14m | 1:40PM0.09m | 2:36AM0.11m | 2:18PM0.09m | 3:04AM0.09m | 2:58PM0.12m | 3:33AM0.09m | |||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 97 | 107 | 109 | 107 | 104 | 105 | 110 | 87 | 71 | 90 | 137 | 130 | 90 | — | 4 | 48 | 69 | 52 | — | 74 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 11 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | S 10 | N 15 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 74 | 64 | — | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 15 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 5 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | S 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | 54 | 55 | 58 | 21 | 106 | 103 | 100 | 163 | 154 | 201 | 187 | 166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 82 | 57 | 14 | 607 | 79 | 14 | 14 | 74 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 0 | 82 | 72 | 124 | 82 | 80 | 82 | 79 | 74 |
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