North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, mate. Rusty here, and I've been staring at the charts for Point Lookout for the next couple of weeks. Look, I’ll be straight with you: this stretch is a tough one. The models are showing a whole lot of nothing good for the majority of the run. We’re looking at a solid gap of over a week where the conditions are just too ordinary to even paddle out. The wave energy is weak to moderate for most of it, struggling to get into triple digits. There is no standout session here that gets me excited. It’s one of those periods where you’re better off waiting for the next change.

We kick things off on Monday the 7th. It’s the only session that’s even “surfable,” but it’s a grim call. Morning has a clean 3ft SE swell, but it’s a short-period windswell with only moderate energy (165), and the wind is a stiff 16 mph offshore from the SSE. It’s clean, but it’ll be a battle. The water temp is sitting at 71°, which is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

From that point, it’s a wasteland. Tuesday the 8th dumps some rain and even stronger winds. Wednesday the 9th has a little pulse with 3ft SE swell and light winds, but the energy is weak (111) and it’s not worth the drive. Then the wind just goes bonkers. Thursday the 10th sees a big jump in swell height to 8ft from the SSE, and while the energy is strong (627 and 959), it’s accompanied by a near gale. That’s a no-go for paddle surfing, if you’re a kite surfer, maybe have a look. This elevated, blown-out state drags right through until Sunday the 14th. All that strong wind and moderate cross-offshore wind just destroys any chance of quality. The wave energy drops off a cliff after that, too.

There’s a flicker of hope on Wednesday the 16th morning. We get a 5ft SE swell with fresh 22 mph offshore wind. The energy is moderate (267), but the period is short. It’ll be clean, but that wind is fierce, making it a battle to paddle into and likely ugly. Late on Thursday the 17th afternoon, a 6ft SE swell pops up with moderate energy (258), but again, it’s a short period and cross-off wind, so while clean, not the kind of wave you’d set an alarm for.

The very end of the run on Sunday the 20th has a weird one. Morning brings a glassy, windless dawn with a 2ft ESE groundswell. It has a decent period of 10 seconds, and the energy is moderate (116). That’s clean, but it’s small. The problem is that longer period groundswell is better for a point break. It might offer some clean little lines, but it’s a far cry from a standout. Everything else after that is tiny and onshore. My call is to save your energy. There’s nothing here that I’d call a winner.

Stay patient,
Rusty.

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