North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, it’s Rusty. Look, I’ll be straight with you—this outlook for the next 16 days is a bit of a grind. The only break that’s showing any potential is North Stradbroke – Pt Lookout, a point break that’s fairly exposed to the east and generally consistent. It’s an intermediate spot, so not one for the grommets if it gets any size, but it’s our only option on the table.

The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We kick off on Saturday, 25 July. The morning’s looking alright with a clean 3 ft easterly swell at 8 seconds, and a light southerly offshore wind. The combined energy is moderate at 176, so there’s a bit of push, but the period is short, meaning the waves will be a bit crumbly. It’s surfable, but ordinary. The afternoon drops to 3 ft from the ESE with a cross-off breeze, still clean but nothing to write home about.

Sunday, 26 July, we’re down to 2 ft on the morning with a light offshore—clean but tiny, with weak energy (64). The afternoon is even smaller at 1 ft and a 7-second period. It’s a poor surf day.

Monday, 27 July, the swell is gone—1 ft in the morning with a strong offshore breeze, but it’s a write-off. The afternoon sees a 0.7 ft, 12-second period swell, but that’s just a long-period ripple with no energy (25). Not worth paddling out.

Tuesday, 28 July, through to Wednesday, 29 July, are all poor. Tiny waves, inconsistent energy, and cross-shore winds. You’re better off doing something else.

Then Thursday, 30 July, things get interesting but not for the right reasons. A strong southerly swell arrives at 4 ft in the morning, jumping to 6 ft in the afternoon, with a period of only 6 seconds. The combined energy is moderate to strong (310 in the arvo), but the wind is howling offshore at 25–28 mph. It’s clean, but it’s a battle to paddle into, and the short period makes it lumpy. This is more for the kite surfers than paddle surfers.

Friday, 31 July, stays similar—5 ft to 5 ft, still strong winds (22–25 mph), and short period (7 seconds). The energy is strong (242), but the conditions are poor for surfing. Hard work.

Saturday, 1 August, we see a bit of a drop. Morning has 5 ft from the ESE with a moderate offshore, clean but ordinary. The energy is 227, but the swell is weak and short-period. Still not great.

Sunday, 2 August, is the standout in this whole run. The morning has 4 ft from the east at 7 seconds, with a moderate offshore wind. The combined energy is 268, and it’s the only session in the whole outlook that’s rated as “expect good surf conditions.” It’s not a big swell, but it’s clean, and the point break setup at Pt Lookout will handle that east swell nicely. The wind is offshore, so the waves will be clean. This is your best bet—get out there.

After that, from Monday, 3 August, through to Friday, 7 August, it’s poor again. Strong offshore winds, tiny swell (1 ft to 2 ft), and low energy. Not worth it.

Saturday, 8 August, has a morning of 3 ft from the west—a weird direction—with a 4-second period. That’s a windswell, and it’s ordinary. The energy is weak (60). The afternoon is tiny.

Finally, Sunday, 9 August, wraps it up with a morning of 3 ft from the southeast at 10 seconds, with a light offshore. The energy is moderate at 228, and it’s clean and surfable, but ordinary.

So, the only real standout is Sunday morning, 2 August. Everything else is a struggle or a skip. The gap between now and then is just a week of poor to tiny surf, so don’t get your hopes up until that Sunday.

Rusty.

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