Bribie Island surf break

Bribie Island surfForecast / QLD – Brisbane / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 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 1.5°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 7AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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)
!
!
2
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
845
1000
700
763
775
790
1026
944
1064
1181
821
727
725
725
653
584
500
440
377
363
363
307
299
246
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NW
15
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
S
20
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:19PM2.21m
10:29AM1.51m
11:06PM2.21m
11:15AM1.43m
11:53PM2.16m
12:05PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.40m
4:17PM0.25m
5:43AM0.44m
5:01PM0.30m
6:36AM0.49m
5:50PM0.38m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
6
6
6
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
1
2
5
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
21
21
22
20
21
20
20
18
18
17
19
21
21
21
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
21
22
23
22
20
17
14
13
12
15
19
18
20
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
9
1.9
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
Energy kJ
501
627
721
736
669
788
821
727
725
725
653
584
500
440
377
363
363
307
299
246
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
1
N
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
845
1000
700
763
775
790
1026
944
1064
1181
55
2
2
10
14
12
7
4
12
61
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
48
48
48
331
505
340
48
56
56
56
30
28
24
25
25
28
30
30
30
16
16
43
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Brisbane
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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