Surf Forecasts:
North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 16 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, SE swell with 3,407 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout this week:
The most powerful waves expected at North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Thu 16th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a yarn about your next few weeks at Point Lookout.
Look, the first week to ten days is a write-off. You’re looking at small, weak, and messy surf. The good news is that the end of the run – around Monday the 20th – starts to look like the real deal.
The water’s sitting at a pretty comfortable 71°F, which is bang on average for this time of year. Not a wetsuit drama.
Saturday the 11th is the first surf on the cards, but it’s uninspiring. We’ve got a 3ft SE swell on the morning, clean enough with a light cross-off breeze, but the energy is weak at 238, and the waves are just ordinary. That afternoon gets a touch bigger to 4ft, but a cross-shore wind messes it up. Sunday the 12th through Tuesday the 14th is just flat and blown out or glassy but tiny.
Wednesday the 15th stays flat, and then Thursday the 16th through Sunday the 19th gets ugly. Don't even bother. The swell pumps up to 10-12ft from the SE, but it’s a full-blown gale with 37-40 mph winds. That’s survival stuff, not surfing. It's so strong, even with offshore winds, you can't paddle in.
The real standout comes on Monday the 20th. This is the one to circle. Morning sees a solid 8ft SE swell with a nice 12-second period, combined energy of 2020 – that’s strong. The wind is offshore from the S at 12 mph, keeping it clean. This is for experienced surfers only – that size is proper. The afternoon holds at 8ft with a gentle cross-off breeze, still clean. This is the best on offer across the whole run.
Tuesday the 21st is still very good, dropping to 7-7ft from the E, still with long 12-second periods and clean winds. The energy is high at 1361 and 1221. Good fun for the crew who know what they're doing.
After that, it slowly fades through Wednesday the 22nd, Thursday the 23rd, and Friday the 24th, with the swell dropping back to the 3-6ft range. Winds are mostly clean to offshore, but the energy drops right off to the hundreds.
Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th are tricky again, with onshore or cross-shore winds and a weak 5ft swell that’s just not clean enough to get excited about.
So, if you’re planning a paddle, aim for Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st. That’s your window. Everything before that is a sand-scraping mission.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, gales from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 373 | 247 | 176 | 130 | 85 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 486 | 2699 | 2574 | 1801 | 1801 | 1608 | 1699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 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 | 9:12AM1.19m | 9:38PM1.97m | 10:01AM1.21m | 10:20PM1.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 2:56PM-0.01m | 4:19AM0.06m | 3:43PM0.08m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 7 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 4 | — | NE 9 | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 167 | 336 | 247 | 176 | 130 | 85 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 7 | 11 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 373 | 119 | 42 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 2 | W 2 | — | NW 3 | W 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 111 | 486 | 2699 | 2574 | 1801 | 1801 | 1608 | 1699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 74 | 57 | 14 | 61 | 57 | 38 | 82 | 74 | 109 | 274 | 452 | 406 | 892 | 677 | 677 | 677 | 729 | 677 | 817 | 224 |
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