Is there surf at Point Lookout (Stradbroke) today?

Fun: waves 1.2 m at 7 s from ENE, swell 0.9 m · 7 s E (Sun 05:00).

Is the wind offshore at Point Lookout (Stradbroke)?

Wind 19 km/h from N: cross-shore for a beach facing ENE.

Where do the numbers come from?

The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

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Surf forecast Point Lookout (Stradbroke) today

Waves, swell and wind at Point Lookout (Stradbroke) (Queensland, Australia) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves1.2 m7 s · from ENE

Swell0.9 m7 s · from E

Wind19 km/hfrom N · gusts 42 · cross-shore

Water21.8 °C

Fun cross-shore.

Point Lookout (Stradbroke) surf forecast, next 3 days

Flat
Small
Fun
Good
Big

Sunday 25 October

Fun Best window 09:00–12:00: fun, cross-shore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	1.2 m · 7 s ENE	1.0 m · 7 s E	20–40 km/h N cross-shore
09:00	1.1 m · 7 s ENE	1.0 m · 7 s E	18–47 km/h N cross-shore
12:00	1.2 m · 7 s ENE	1.0 m · 7 s E	20–44 km/h NNE cross-shore
15:00	1.3 m · 6 s ENE	1.0 m · 7 s E	27–59 km/h N cross-shore

Monday 26 October

Fun Best window 05:00–08:00: fun, cross-shore.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	1.1 m · 7 s ENE	0.9 m · 6 s ENE	24–48 km/h NNW cross-shore
09:00	1.0 m · 7 s ENE	0.8 m · 6 s ENE	21–50 km/h NNW cross-shore
12:00	0.9 m · 7 s ENE	0.7 m · 6 s ENE	22–50 km/h NNW cross-shore
15:00	0.9 m · 7 s ENE	0.7 m · 6 s ENE	16–44 km/h NNW cross-shore

Tuesday 27 October

Small Best window 10:00–13:00: small, light wind.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	0.8 m · 6 s E	0.5 m · 6 s ENE	11–25 km/h S cross-shore
09:00	0.7 m · 7 s E	0.5 m · 6 s ENE	11–28 km/h S cross-shore
12:00	0.7 m · 7 s ESE	0.5 m · 5 s ENE	7–22 km/h E light wind
15:00	0.7 m · 7 s ESE	0.5 m · 5 s ENE	16–39 km/h ESE onshore

Wednesday 28 October

Fun Best window 17:00–18:00: fun, light wind.

Time	Waves	Swell	Wind
06:00	0.8 m · 8 s SE	0.7 m · 6 s SSE	10–20 km/h NNW cross-shore
09:00	0.8 m · 8 s SE	0.7 m · 7 s SSE	11–28 km/h NW cross-shore
12:00	0.8 m · 8 s SE	0.6 m · 7 s SE	10–34 km/h NNW cross-shore
15:00	0.8 m · 7 s SE	0.7 m · 6 s SSE	9–30 km/h WNW cross-shore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sun 05:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Point Lookout (Stradbroke)

Open the waves map centred on Point Lookout (Stradbroke)

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Point Lookout (Stradbroke) today?: Fun: waves 1.2 m at 7 s from ENE, swell 0.9 m · 7 s E (Sun 05:00).
Is the wind offshore at Point Lookout (Stradbroke)?: Wind 19 km/h from N: cross-shore for a beach facing ENE.
When is the best time to surf Point Lookout (Stradbroke) today?: 09:00–12:00 (fun, cross-shore)
How warm is the water at Point Lookout (Stradbroke)?: 21.8 °C
Where do the numbers come from?: The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Surfers Paradise 65 km · Burleigh Heads 73 km · Snapper Rocks 80 km · Kirra 81 km · Duranbah 83 km · Noosa 127 km

All surf spots

How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Point Lookout (Stradbroke), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.