Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, E swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, SE swell with 263 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 28 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s 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 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. 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 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. I’ve had a good look at what’s coming down the pipe for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout, and I’ll be straight with ya – it’s a rough run. We’ve got a massive gap of pretty ordinary conditions to sit through before we see anything that even gets the heart rate up. The first sign of anything surfable doesn’t show until Friday morning the 28th of August, and even then it’s just a tiny 3ft easterly at 7 seconds with a gentle offshore. It’s "surfable but very ordinary", nothing to write home about. Honestly, from now until the end of August, it’s a grind of poor surf with small, weak energy (mostly under 150 in the combined swell energy) and cross or onshore winds ruining what little shape there is. Wind speeds stay moderate to strong, with a lot of 15–25 mph days, especially Sunday the 30th when that SSE wind hits 25 mph with 6ft of short-period SE slop – that’s a paddle-out mission, not a fun session.
The best opportunity in this whole outlook lands on Monday the 7th of September. That morning we see a 6ft SSE swell (combined energy of 389) with period building to 8 seconds. The wind is light from the WNW, giving a gentle cross-shore with slight cross-chop – not perfect, but workable. Then Monday afternoon the swell pushes to 6ft from the SE (combined energy of 446) with a moderate cross-offshore breeze from the east at 16 mph, keeping it clean. That’s the standout period: the biggest swell of the window, solid energy, and half-decent wind. It’s still short-period, so it’ll be a bit lumpy and fast at a beach setup, but for experts it’s the pick of a very lean bunch. For anyone else, that 6ft is expert territory. Nothing else comes close.
The rest of the first week of September stays small and messy, with morning windows offering the cleanest conditions but tiny waves. The long-range stuff around the 10th shows a small clean up, but it’s not a goer.
Water temp is about average for this time of year at 70°, not a worry.
So, the call: if you’re jonesing, wait for Monday the 7th of September. The afternoon looks the better session. Otherwise, it’s a wipeout.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSE by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 96 | 68 | 64 | 78 | 88 | 116 | 51 | 261 | 219 | 40 | 122 | 22 | 37 | 98 | 228 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 9:37AM1.45m | 9:47PM1.51m | 10:20AM1.48m | 10:26PM1.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 3:41PM0.18m | 4:04AM0.12m | 4:29PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | SE 20 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 94 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 96 | 68 | 64 | 78 | 25 | 10 | 51 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 98 | 228 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 7 | N 12 | NE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 11 | E 10 | — | NE 12 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 6 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 10 | S 9 | NNE 10 | — | NE 12 | — | SE 10 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | N 15 | NE 13 | NE 14 | SE 19 | SE 17 | SE 15 | NE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 6 | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 48 | 76 | 38 | — | — | — | 88 | 116 | 45 | 261 | 219 | 62 | 122 | 94 | 69 | 66 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 80 | 45 | 122 | 82 | 72 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 72 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 57 |
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