Bribie Island surf break

Bribie Island surfForecast / QLD – Brisbane / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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Bribie Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bribie Island sea temperature is
22.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bribie Island today?

The current surf forecast for Bribie Island at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (21 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
11
1.2
SE
9
0.9
E
10
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
3.5
SE
12
4
SE
13
2.4
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
3
SE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
177
156
292
235
148
248
235
241
328
436
585
1039
3693
5093
1939
1412
1182
964
2401
1198
1267
1314
1407
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:44AM2.08m
1:00PM1.31m
1:38AM1.97m
2:03PM1.29m
2:36AM1.86m
3:16PM1.31m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.54m
6:46PM0.48m
8:32AM0.58m
7:52PM0.57m
9:32AM0.58m
9:06PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
20
21
19
18
17
16
17
18
21
21
19
18
17
17
17
19
21
21
21
20
13
12
11
12
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
12
16
15
13
12
11
11
13
13
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
SE
8
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
13
2.4
ESE
13
2.4
ESE
13
2.1
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
2
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
12
Energy kJ
205
177
156
146
121
148
109
117
241
328
436
585
1039
1407
1999
1939
1412
1182
964
991
743
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
E
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
86
91
140
26
10
27
35
117
89
2
4
4
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
23
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
1.1
SE
11
1.2
SE
9
1.4
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
0.3
SW
3
3.5
SE
12
4
SE
13
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
3
3
SE
11
2.2
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1
1
292
235
147
248
235
3
5
7
19
2
3693
5093
3
7
11
8
2401
1198
1267
1314
1407
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
7
4
4
4
5
1
2
5
5
Distance (km)
43
30
43
43
397
444
43
43
43
30
30
76
43
43
863
43
43
43
30
122
776
776
122
122
Best forecast wave conditions in Brisbane
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
5
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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