Bribie Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.06° S 153.20° E

Bribie Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bribie Island sea temperature is
19.2° C
1.7° 

Bribie Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Bribie Island today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Bribie Island at 2PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Bribie Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
345
216
216
216
186
160
160
131
106
106
83
81
79
79
79
64
86
89
89
89
97
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:36PM1.49m
3:09AM1.14m
5:01PM1.49m
4:33AM1.06m
6:22PM1.56m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.45m
10:06PM0.80m
9:42AM0.50m
11:48PM0.80m
10:51AM0.53m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
19
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
17
18
18
18
19
Feels °C
16
16
15
17
15
16
15
16
16
15
18
17
16
17
16
15
14
17
17
17
18
19
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