Bribie Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.06° S 153.20° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bribie Island sea temperature is

19.3° C

Bribie Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bribie Island today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bribie Island at 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 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)	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	604	593	567	586	708	1060	1265	1333	1633	2148	2216	2080	2194	2151	2222	2106	1893	1812	1772	1629	1494	1302	1129	1021
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	00:14AM2.02m				12:35PM1.49m				00:53AM1.88m					1:21PM1.50m				1:32AM1.72m				2:13PM1.49m
Low Tide			6:47AM0.33m				6:29PM0.35m					7:25AM0.36m				7:19PM0.47m				8:05AM0.39m				8:14PM0.60m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	17	19	19	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	10	9	10	10	11	12	8	9	9	10	9	11	12	11	11	12	12	12	12	14	14	14	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	SE 8	SE 9	E 20	E 20	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	201	154	567	586	8	7	1265	1333	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	—	—	—	E 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	44	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SSW 4	SW 4	SE 10	SE 10	SW 4	SW 4	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	604	593	12	8	708	1060	9	16	1633	2148	2216	2080	2194	2151	2222	2106	1893	1812	1772	1629	1494	1302	1129	1021
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	397	384	397	830	841	841	248	841	760	760	760	760	666	554	554	510	264	264	181	367	264	264	128	128
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6

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