Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period, SSE swell with 959 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE 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 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period. 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 2.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
Alright, mate, Rusty here again, but in the old scale. Let’s break it down.
We got a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. The first few days have some clean, solid waves, but then there’s a long flat patch before a late pulse tries to stir things up.
The real standout: Friday, July 10th, morning at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout. Swell’s running about 7 ft (2.1m) out of the SSE, period at 10 seconds, and a fresh 19 mph (30 km/h) offshore breeze. That’s clean, powerful surf with a combined energy of 1241 – that’s a lot of juice. It’s the best of the run. That’s for the experienced; 7 ft is too big for beginners.
Thursday the 9th morning is also a decent warm-up, with 5 ft (1.6m) SE swell and a 22 mph (35 km/h) offshore southerly. Clean, but not as strong.
Then it drops off a cliff. From Sunday the 12th through Wednesday the 15th, waves are mostly below 3 ft, down to a foot or less. That’s a proper dry spell.
There’s one more flicker on Thursday the 16th afternoon: a new 7 ft (2.1m) SE swell shows up, but with a short, wind-chop period of 8 seconds. The wind is a light offshore, so it might be clean but it’ll be lumpy. Energy is moderate at 563. It’s the only other option in the second week.
After that, it’s back to small stuff – knee-high or less – until the forecast ends.
Bottom line: Friday morning, July 10th is the one. Clean offshore, solid 7 ft SSE swell, and plenty of power at Pt Lookout. Don’t miss it, because the ocean goes dead quiet after that.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 659 | 635 | 509 | 250 | 296 | 297 | 167 | 304 | 247 | 176 | 130 | 85 | 58 | 32 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 315 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:21PM1.42m | 3:13AM1.11m | 4:27PM1.57m | 4:27AM1.04m | 5:28PM1.73m | 5:36AM1.03m | 6:25PM1.87m | 6:37AM1.06m | 7:18PM1.98m | 7:31AM1.10m | 8:07PM2.04m | 8:22AM1.15m | 8:54PM2.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.50m | 9:29AM0.20m | 11:09PM0.42m | 10:30AM0.15m | 00:18AM0.30m | 11:29AM0.09m | 1:16AM0.20m | 12:25PM0.02m | 2:06AM0.12m | 1:18PM-0.03m | 2:53AM0.07m | 2:08PM-0.04m | 3:37AM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 309 | 156 | 509 | 250 | 88 | 297 | 167 | 304 | 247 | 176 | 130 | 85 | 58 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 14 | — | ESE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | N 3 | S 9 | — | NW 4 | — | ESE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 95 | 71 | — | 73 | 287 | 105 | 1 | 40 | — | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | S 3 | SE 10 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 659 | 635 | — | 3 | 296 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 315 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 79 | 79 | 70 | 79 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 2 | 98 | 74 | 74 | 82 | 141 | 74 | 292 |
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