North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next sixteen days.

We're looking at a pretty quiet run overall, with a couple of small windows of opportunity. The water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year at 70°F, so nothing wild there.

The first real chance to get wet starts Tuesday morning, the 21st of July, at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout. It's a consistent point break that's fairly exposed to the swell. Tuesday morning brings a 7ft swell from the ESE, but it's a bit of a messy one with a 19 mph cross-off breeze. The combined energy is moderate (907). The afternoon cleans up a little with the wind easing, and the energy jumps right up to strong (1474) with the same 7ft ESE swell. It's surfable, but the wind isn't doing us any favours for top quality.

Wednesday the 22nd of July is probably the standout of this whole stretch. The morning is clean with a light cross-off breeze and a 5ft swell from the E, period of 9 seconds. The afternoon is where it's at, though. Glassy conditions, a light 5ft E swell, and just 327 units of moderate energy. It's not huge, but it'll be clean, lined up, and a proper joy to surf. That's your best bet for the week.

Thursday the 23rd of July fades quickly. The morning is ordinary with a weak 4ft E swell, and by the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and kills it. From Friday the 24th, the sizes drop right off. We get a strong offshore wind on Friday morning, but the swell is tiny at 3ft, so it's more of a windsurfing setup than a paddle session. The energy is weak (95). The whole weekend and the following week are a write-off. We're looking at a long, empty gap from the 24th of July through to the 2nd of August. There's simply nothing worth paddling out for. The swell is tiny, the wind is often howling, and the energy readings are in the low two-digit or single-digit range.

There's a flicker of life on Sunday the 2nd of August. A 5ft SE swell rolls in on Sunday morning, but the wind is a fresh 19 mph cross-off, making it a battle. The combined energy is moderate (325). The morning of Monday the 3rd of August is the last real shot. It's a 4ft SSE swell with a moderate offshore wind, clean, and the energy is moderate (380). It's surfable, but it's not a classic. After that, a near gale-force offshore wind sets in from Tuesday the 4th, making it impossible to paddle out, and the swell drops to nothing.

So, to sum it up: Wednesday the 22nd of July afternoon is the clear winner. Glassy, clean, moderate swell. Get out there. Everything else is a chase for scraps, with a long, flat spell in the middle.

Rusty.

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