Bribie Island surf break

Bribie Island surfForecast / QLD – Brisbane / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Bribie Island today?

The current surf forecast for Bribie Island at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
NE
0.3
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1
E
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)78888710676677777777767812
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55628363462518191186209222313332384432396352332381215153143135794
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
1.35
10:22AM
2.06
10:31PM
1.40
10:52AM
2.07
11:04PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.46
3:35AM
0.33
4:55PM
0.41
4:11AM
0.31
5:24PM
0.37
4:47AM
0.31
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------5:09-------5:09-------5:09-
Sunset-6:45-------6:45-------6:45------
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-111-------3-----------
Temp. °C262625252524252525252524242424242525242423222124
Feels °C (?)252524232321222222222220201918181920191919191821
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