North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's break down what's ahead for the next couple of weeks, mate. I'll level with you – it's looking like a pretty flat, quiet period for our region. The only break that ever gets a mention is the Point Lookout stretch on North Stradbroke, and even that's a tough sell right now.

There are no real standout sessions in this entire 16-day window. The water temp is sitting at about 69°, which is pretty standard for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first few days are a real dud. Monday the 24th starts with a small 3ft ENE swell, but the wind is a cross-offshore ESE breeze at 9 mph, and the whole setup feels messy – surfable waves but with very ordinary conditions. That theme continues through Tuesday and Wednesday, with tiny swell and onshore or cross-onshore winds keeping things choppy and unappealing. The swell energy is weak, hanging around the 100-125 range, and the wave reports are consistently "poor surf conditions." There's even a run of days with a score of zero across the board.

Thursday the 27th might catch your eye at first – we get a fresh SSE offshore wind at 22 mph, which would normally clean things up nicely – but the swell is still only 3ft with a short 8-second period. The energy picks up a bit to 192, but the overall wave comment is still "poor surf conditions." A 25 mph SSE wind on Thursday afternoon is just too strong for any decent paddle surfing – that's more of a kite day, honestly.

Then we hit a real dead zone. From Friday the 28th through to the end of the month, it's all small, weak, and messy. Swell drops to 2-3ft, periods sit around 8 seconds, and the wind is either cross-off or cross-on from the SE. The energy numbers are weak, dropping as low as 65. It's a solid week of "poor surf conditions" with zero scores.

Sunday the 30th morning shows a slight bump – a 4ft swell from the ESE with a 10-second period, and the energy jumps to 297. That's the most interesting reading we get. But the wind is a fresh SE cross-off at 19 mph, which is still pretty strong, and the wave comment stays "poor surf conditions." It just doesn't come together.

Heading into the first week of September, things don't improve. Monday the 31st has a 5ft E swell with a very short 6-second period – that's weak, bumpy, and messy. The energy is 190, but again, the comment is "poor surf conditions." Tuesday the 1st of September is similar: 5ft, 7-second period, 267 energy, but still "marginal surf forecast" at best.

Now, there's one tiny glimmer. Wednesday the 2nd of September morning. We get glassy, zero wind conditions from the WNW, with 4ft ENE swell and an 8-second period. The energy is solid at 235, and the comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." That's the closest thing to a clean session in the whole outlook, but it's still only a 1 out of 10. For a surfer, it's not much, but if you absolutely had to paddle out, that Wednesday morning would be the least bad option.

After that, it's back to the same story: small, onshore or cross-on winds, and poor surf all the way through Sunday the 7th and Monday the 8th. The last few days show swell around 3ft-3ft, period 6-8 seconds, and fresh cross-onshore winds.

Honestly, it's a tough stretch. The swell is small and short-period, the winds are rarely favorable, and all the break reports are negative. This isn't a spot that fires often in these conditions, and a blank run like this is more normal for the area than a run of good days. We'll just have to wait and see if the next forecast brings any better news.

Rusty.

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