Bribie Island surf break

Bribie Island surfForecast / QLD – Brisbane / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 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 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)9s

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 Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
1
1
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)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
SE
9
0.9
E
10
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
11
1.5
ESE
10
3.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
13
2.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
384
326
320
314
262
255
207
205
170
177
171
255
151
200
229
227
307
496
475
3073
4412
4481
1693
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:53PM2.16m
12:05PM1.36m
00:44AM2.08m
1:00PM1.31m
1:38AM1.97m
2:03PM1.29m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.49m
5:50PM0.38m
7:33AM0.54m
6:46PM0.48m
8:32AM0.58m
7:52PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:04
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
18
21
22
20
20
17
16
15
17
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
17
20
20
19
18
12
11
10
13
17
20
18
15
12
12
10
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
14
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
SE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.9
SE
12
2.4
ESE
13
2.4
ESE
13
2.3
ESE
13
Energy kJ
450
384
326
320
314
262
255
207
205
170
115
143
153
151
140
111
227
307
496
475
1029
1771
1909
1693
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
1
E
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ESE
12
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
3
1
8
9
177
23
5
3
118
90
46
117
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
1
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.4
SW
3
1.1
SE
8
1.3
SE
9
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
7
1.4
SE
8
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
3.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
13
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
24
21
18
10
4
2
86
60
112
101
2
171
255
139
200
229
3
5
5
5
3073
4412
4481
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
7
Distance (km)
28
28
30
30
30
30
16
24
30
43
43
30
43
43
510
444
43
43
43
43
30
43
43
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Brisbane
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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