Bribie Island surf break

Bribie Island surfForecast / QLD – Brisbane / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 16 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
22.1° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
217
223
197
160
172
243
277
563
347
388
427
539
538
665
739
739
747
1044
731
757
775
1050
811
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM1.65m
9:34PM2.16m
9:44AM1.58m
10:19PM2.21m
10:29AM1.51m
11:06PM2.21m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.22m
3:59AM0.38m
3:35PM0.22m
4:51AM0.40m
4:17PM0.25m
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rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:07
5:06
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
6
5
3
Temp °C
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
18
17
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
160
172
243
277
363
347
388
747
778
811
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
20
8
9
3
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
1.8
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.8
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.2
N
6
Energy kJ
202
217
223
197
116
563
249
427
539
538
665
739
739
747
1044
731
757
775
1050
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
43
60
43
43
43
43
43
30
43
76
128
128
128
128
128
128
128
340
383
383
48
56
56
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Brisbane
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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