Bribie Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for our stretch of beach.

We're in for a tough run, I won't sugarcoat it. The next 16 days are looking pretty bleak for any decent surf. There's a lot of small, weak, and messy energy in the water, and the wind is working against us for most of it. The combined wave energy is mostly weak, often sitting below 100 (95, 95, 90), and rarely gets into the moderate range. The water temp is about what you'd expect for this time of year, so no surprises there.

We have a gap of a few days with no real recommendations, but the whole period is pretty ordinary. The best we can hope for is a few windows of clean, small waves.

Let's break it down day by day. From Wednesday the 26th of August, it's a write-off. Small, weak swell and poor conditions. The morning of the 26th has a 3 ft cross-on from the west that's choppy, and the afternoon cleans up with a light offshore from the NNE, but the swell is only 2 ft with a weak 8-second period and wave energy at 95. It's barely surfable.

Thursday the 27th is a mess with a fresh cross-shore wind, and Friday the 28th is a similar story with a cross-onshore breeze. The weekend of the 29th and 30th is no better, with moderate to fresh cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. The combined energy stays low to moderate at best, peaking at 201 on the 27th afternoon, but that's a short period SE windswell of 4 ft, which is just a messy, choppy wall.

We get a little glimmer of hope heading into the first week of September. The morning of Tuesday the 1st of September offers a clean 4 ft swell from the east with a light offshore, but it's still a short 6-second period and the energy is moderate at 149. That's as good as it gets.

The standout, if you can call it that, is the morning of Wednesday the 2nd of September. We get a glassy 3 ft swell from the ENE with an 8-second period and a combined energy of 170. It's a clean, calm morning, and the conditions will be as good as they get. The wind is zero, dead calm, so it's a good chance to get a few clean, tiny waves to yourself. The beach is exposed, so it'll be a bit inconsistent, but it's the pick of the bunch.

The rest of the period is a variation of the same story: small, weak swells with clean conditions but no real power. The afternoon of the 4th of September has a clean 2 ft with a moderate offshore, and the morning of the 5th is clean with a 2 ft swell. The energy is low, though, under 100. By the second week, from the 6th onwards, the swell gets even smaller and more sporadic. The morning of the 10th of September is glassy but with a tiny 1 ft swell and energy of just 35, it's a lake.

Honestly, the best advice I can give is to keep your expectations low. If you're a beginner, the small, clean days on the 1st and 2nd of September are your best bet. For everyone else, it's a good time to do some repairs or go for a paddle. The surf is not on our side for a while.

Rusty.

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