North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ve gotta be straight with you – this forecast is a tough one. We’ve got a solid 16-day window here, but the honest truth is, there’s nothing on the menu that’s gonna get the heart pumping. We’ve got a few mornings that might be worth a paddle if you’re desperate, but nothing that’s going to make you call in sick for.

The first real chance to get wet is Friday morning, September 4th, at North Stradbroke – Pt Lookout. It’s a point break, and it’s pretty consistent, which is a small mercy. The swell is a tiny 1 feet out of the East, with a period of 9 seconds. The wind is a gentle offshore from the South, so it’ll be clean. The combined energy is weak, sitting at 56. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. You’ll be fighting for scraps, and with crowds being *sometimes* an issue, you might not be alone in the hunt. The water temp is about average for this time of year.

Saturday morning, September 5th, is a total tease. Pt Lookout has 1.0 feet of East swell, but the wind is dead calm – glassy as a lake. The problem is, there’s just no energy. The combined energy is a pathetic 28. It’s a poor surf day, so don’t bother.

From Saturday afternoon right through to Thursday, September 10th, it’s a rough stretch. The wind is either howling from the North or swinging around, kicking up chop and making a mess of things. The swell is mostly small or wonky, with a few pulses of 3 feet to 4 feet from the North on Sunday, September 6th, but it’s short-period windswell (6 seconds) and the wind is a fresh onshore – lumpy, bumpy, and no good.

Then Thursday, September 10th, gets interesting, but not in a good way. The afternoon sees a big jump in swell to 8 feet out of the SE, with a combined energy of 637 – that’s strong energy. But the wind is a near gale from the SSE, blowing offshore at 34 mph. The waves will be a washing machine. It’s clean, but you’ll be lucky to even paddle out. This is expert-only, and even then, it’s just a survival mission. The period is only 7 seconds, so it’s a short, lumpy, powerful mess.

The rest of the first week and into the second week is more of the same: small, weak swells, with a lot of cross-offshore winds. Friday, September 11th, has 5 feet from the SE, but it’s still a 6-second period and the wind is a strong breeze. It’s clean, but not surfable. The energy is moderate (216), but the quality is just not there.

From Saturday, September 12th, through to Saturday, September 19th, we’re looking at a long drought. The swell stays tiny, mostly under 3 feet, with periods that are short and winds that are either onshore, cross, or just too strong. There’s a little flare on the 18th with 3 feet from the SE and a combined energy of 100, but the wind is a strong cross-shore – it’s just messy.

Honestly, mate, there’s no standout here. Not a single session you’d call a ripper. If you’ve got a kite, you might get a look in on the 10th when that wind is blowing hard, but for a paddle surfer, this is a blank run. The area is known for this, so it’s not a shock, but it’s a bummer. Forecasts can change, but for now, I’d be finding something else to do.

Rusty.

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