Bribie Island surf break

Bribie Island surfForecast / QLD – Brisbane / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 17 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 7PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (17 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
!
2
!
!
!
2
2
!
!
!
!
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2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
10
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
383
763
549
845
1000
1021
700
709
792
792
1041
736
752
767
725
725
725
653
575
500
440
371
371
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:19PM2.21m
10:29AM1.51m
11:06PM2.21m
11:15AM1.43m
11:53PM2.16m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.22m
4:51AM0.40m
4:17PM0.25m
5:43AM0.44m
5:01PM0.30m
6:36AM0.49m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
5:06
5:05
5:05
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
19
22
21
21
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
17
14
13
13
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
339
383
436
561
627
695
721
736
752
767
725
725
725
653
575
500
440
371
371
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)
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
10
2
E
9
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.5
ENE
9
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
Energy kJ
763
549
845
1000
1021
700
709
792
792
1041
2
2
9
16
17
14
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
76
76
48
48
48
48
48
331
340
340
48
30
56
28
28
28
28
28
30
30
30
44
30
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Brisbane
Rating
(10 max)
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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