North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve got the outlook for North Stradbroke – Pt Lookout.

Right off the bat, I’ll call it: the next 16 days are pretty flat and ordinary. We’ve got a long stretch of minimal swell and messy wind, so there’s no real standout session to get excited about. The first wave energy doesn’t even show up until Thursday the 30th of July, and even then it’s only 2ft with a short 7-second period from the ENE. The combined energy is just 39 (weak), and with a fresh SSE breeze blowing offshore, it’s clean but tiny. Honestly, it’s more of a paddle than a surf.

The same story rolls into Friday the 31st and Saturday the 1st of August: 2-2ft from the E/ENE, periods around 6-7 seconds, combined energy stuck under 80 (weak). Winds stay offshore or cross-off, so it’s clean, but there’s no grunt. Sunday the 2nd sees a brief spike to 4ft from the ESE with a 6-second period, combined energy jumping to 196 (moderate), but the wind is cross-off from the SE and the surf quality is still rated poor. That’s the closest we get to a pulse, but it’s sloppy.

From Monday the 3rd through Friday the 14th of August, the pattern stays stubborn: most days offering 2-3ft, periods bouncing between 7-13 seconds, and combined energy mostly in the 50-250 range (weak to moderate). Winds are a mixed bag – some mornings are clean with light offshore or cross-off breezes, but many afternoons turn cross-on or onshore, ruining any chance of decent shape. The water temp is 70°, which is about average for this time of year.

If I had to pick the best of a bad bunch, I’d point to Monday the 3rd of August: 3ft from the SE, 11-second period, combined energy 225 (moderate), and a gentle SSE breeze keeping it cross-off and clean. It’s surfable but very ordinary – a 1 out of 10 on quality. Also, Wednesday the 12th of August morning shows 2ft from the ESE, 10-second period, combined energy 160 (moderate), with a clean cross-off wind from the WSW. But honestly, neither is going to have you buzzing.

Crowds at Pt Lookout can happen sometimes, but with swell this weak, you’ll have plenty of room. It’s a point break that’s fairly exposed to swell, ideally from the E, but most of this swell is too short-period or onshore to really wrap in clean. For beginners, anything over 5ft isn’t here, so no worries there. The few pulses over 11 seconds (like the 15-second on Sunday afternoon the 2nd) are groundswell, but with only 2ft it’s not breaking properly.

Bottom line: it’s a quiet 16-day stretch. The ocean is basically on a go-slow. It won’t stay this way forever – forecasts can change – but for now, leave the board at home and clean the wax off.

Rusty.

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