Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period, SSE swell with 2,268 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout this week:
The surf forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 15s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout in the next 16 days are 3.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 4th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Point Lookout over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, it’s a pretty bleak start. We’ve got a solid gap of no real surf on offer for the first few days. The waves that are around are small and messy, with the wind all over the shop. You’re looking at a week of pretty ordinary conditions before anything worth paddling out for shows up.
The first bit of hope arrives on the morning of Wednesday, 8 July. We get a bit of a bump with 6 ft swell out of the SE, and a fresh offshore wind from the south cleaning things up. It’s still just a marginal call, and the afternoon stays similar but drops a notch in quality.
Now, here’s the standout. Thursday, 9 July is the day to circle on the calendar. We get a solid 7 ft swell rolling in from the SSE with a long period of 11 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and the combined energy is pumping at 1317 (moderate to strong). The wind is a moderate offshore from the south, keeping those faces clean. The direction is bang on what Point Lookout loves (E optimum), so the point should be wiring. This is the best on offer by a long shot - solid, clean, and some proper push.
After that, it fades out quickly. Friday the 10th has a drop to 3 ft and clean wind again, but it’s nothing to get excited about. From there, the swell just tapers off into tiny waves of 2 ft or less, with a mix of cross and offshore winds, but the size just isn’t there. We’re looking at small, weak surf for the rest of the period into mid-July.
Water temps are about average for the time of year, so no nasty surprises there.
So, to sum it up: suffer through the first week, and if you can, make a dash for it on Thursday the 9th. That’s your window. The rest is just small fry.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 110 | 136 | 55 | 106 | 128 | 368 | 227 | 80 | 677 | 531 | 535 | 539 | 329 | 414 | 355 | 688 | 523 | 784 | 855 | 820 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:55AM1.03m | 10:16PM1.72m | 10:36AM1.04m | 10:52PM1.67m | 11:21AM1.07m | 11:29PM1.59m | 12:11PM1.12m | 00:12AM1.48m | 1:09PM1.19m | 1:02AM1.35m | 2:13PM1.29m | 2:02AM1.21m | 3:21PM1.42m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.24m | 3:32PM0.22m | 5:02AM0.24m | 4:11PM0.26m | 5:38AM0.24m | 4:55PM0.33m | 6:15AM0.24m | 5:47PM0.41m | 6:55AM0.24m | 6:53PM0.48m | 7:40AM0.24m | 8:15PM0.53m | 8:32AM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 110 | 115 | 55 | 106 | 51 | 4 | 227 | 80 | 99 | 64 | 90 | 55 | 87 | 47 | 355 | 688 | 222 | 784 | 462 | 341 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | ESE 14 | — | NE 9 | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 33 | 136 | 35 | 32 | 54 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 63 | — | 3 | 49 | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | — | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 18 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 3 | SE 10 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 128 | 368 | 54 | 171 | 677 | 531 | 535 | 539 | 329 | 414 | 316 | 3 | 523 | — | 855 | 820 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 14 | 38 | 57 | 82 | 82 | 72 | 82 | 79 | 360 | 854 | 892 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 79 | 62 | 0 | 82 |
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