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Bribie Island Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Brisbane (4 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Bribie Island surfForecast / QLD – Brisbane / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bribie Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | |
1097 | 1038 | 1083 | 788 | 804 | 727 | 725 | 653 | 667 | 509 | 440 | 384 | 377 | 314 | 314 | 307 | 293 | 207 | 196 | 166 | 173 | 183 | 220 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:06PM2.21m | 11:15AM1.43m | 11:53PM2.16m | 12:05PM1.36m | 00:44AM2.08m | 1:00PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.25m | 5:43AM0.44m | 5:01PM0.30m | 6:36AM0.49m | 5:50PM0.38m | 7:33AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 |
 kJ | 757 | 724 | 739 | 788 | 804 | 727 | 725 | 653 | 667 | 509 | 440 | 384 | 377 | 314 | 314 | 307 | 293 | 207 | 196 | 166 | 173 | 183 | 140 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1097 | 1038 | 1083 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 77 | 95 | 149 | 131 | 123 | 126 | 220 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 56 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 43 | 122 | 168 |
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