North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s have a yarn.

Look, it’s a long dry spell at Point Lookout (North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout). For the next week and a half, there’s honestly not one good session on the cards. We’ve got an extended gap with no decent surf at all. The first real glimmer of something worthwhile doesn't show up until Saturday morning, September 19 – and even then it’s tiny.

The opening days? Monday afternoon the 7th is a write-off. Small 2-foot SE swell, short 7-second period, weak energy (80), but at least the wind is cross-off and the water is sitting at 71°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. Tuesday the 8th copping rain and a stiff offshore on the morning, still only 2-foot and the swell combo is weak (91). Wednesday the 9th morning serves up a tiny 2-foot SE swell (92 energy) with a gentle offshore – you could paddle out on a longboard, but it’s ordinary.

Then from Thursday the 10th through the rest of that week, the swell jumps up but the wind goes ballistic. Thursday morning sees 10-foot SE swell, moderate energy (1048) but a near gale SSE wind makes it a washing machine – hard to even paddle into. Not for beginners, and even experts would be battling. That pattern of oversized, wind-affected slop continues right through until Sunday the 13th. Ditto for Monday the 14th through Wednesday the 16th – tiny, gutless swells with weak energy and poor conditions.

We get a spike on Friday the 18th: 6-foot SE swell, moderate energy (1000) on the morning, but again it’s hammered by strong to near gale winds. That afternoon the swell period jumps to 16 seconds – a very long period groundswell – and the energy skyrockets (1711), but it’s unsurfable thanks to the howling near gale offshore.

Now the one session worth talking about: Saturday the 19th morning. Finally, a calm window. Gentle southerly offshore, clean conditions. Small 2-foot SE swell with 12-second period (282 energy). That long period means the waves will have shape and push for a point break like this. It’s tiny, mind you – a longboarder’s delight, not a ripper’s dream. Crowds are possible here sometimes. It’s the only standout in the whole 16-day window, and even then it’s a “pleasant but small” call. After that, it fades back to nothing through to the 22nd.

So, bottom line: the true standout is that Saturday September 19 morning session. Everything else? Leave the board in the car and go for a walk. The ocean’s just not playing ball. This kind of blank run is normal for this area – forecasts change, but for now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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