North Stradbroke - Pt Lookout Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at the next 16 days. Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for North Stradbroke – Pt Lookout. The whole window is filled with small, weak energy and mostly poor surf conditions. There’s a real gap right at the start with nothing worth paddling out for, and that flat spell drags on for the first few days. The first proper recommendation doesn’t pop up until Monday, August 3rd, and even then it’s nothing to write home about.

The standout window, if you can call it that, is the early part of the second week. Thursday, August 13th, has a bit of a pulse in the morning with a 4ft swell from the SE, period around 8 seconds, and light SSW winds swinging cross-offshore. That’ll set up a few long, peeling lines at the point, and the water temp is sitting around 70°, which is pretty normal for this time of year. The combined energy of all swells directed here is moderate (242), so there’s enough juice to push you along, but it’s not powerful. The break is fairly exposed to the E, so it picks up what’s on offer, and with the optimum swell from the E, this morning session is the best bet across the whole forecast. Expect it to be clean, but don’t get your hopes up for size – it’s more of a longboard or funboard wave.

After that, it’s back to small and messy. Friday, August 14th, sees a strong offshore breeze from the SSE, blowing up to 25 mph. That’ll hold the waves up and keep them clean, but it’s only 1ft of swell – hard to paddle into and barely breaking. The combined energy is weak (53). Saturday, August 15th, has a bit more energy (163) with 2ft from the S, but the wind is still pumping from the SSE at 22 mph, which is cross-offshore and clean but the swell is tiny and short period.

The only other blip is Sunday, August 16th, when the swell jumps to 7ft from the SE, but it’s a short 7-second period, and the wind is a solid 19 mph cross-offshore from the SE. The combined energy is strong (648), but that’s a lot of wind chop and stormy energy. It’ll be lumpy, and the short period means it won’t hold shape well. The break is a point, so it might offer some shelter, but really, this is looking more like a kite session than a longboard cruise. Not for beginners at that size.

So, bottom line: if you’re desperate, Thursday morning, August 13th, is the only real standout. For the rest, save your energy. The forecast could change, but as it stands, it’s a lean stretch.

Rusty.

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