Bribie Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be honest—this is a tough stretch for Bribie Island. The whole 16-day window looks pretty grim, with only a couple of brief, very ordinary windows that might get you wet but won’t get you stoked.

Right now, Sunday afternoon, you’re looking at a weak 2ft easterly windswell, but with a strong 25 mph cross-shore from the SSE, it’s all chop and no shape. The water is sitting at 67°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year—nothing too wild, but you’ll want a hood.

The first real chance of anything surfable doesn’t come until Saturday, July 11th, in the afternoon. That’s a long wait. The swell drops to 2ft from the ESE, period a very average 10 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (120). The wind finally goes light offshore from the NE at 9 mph, so the break will be clean. But it’s only surfable in a very ordinary way—small, weak, and inconsistent. Don’t expect much.

Sunday, July 12th, the morning is even smaller at 3ft, with a light cross-shore and a longer period of 12 seconds (199 energy), but the wind is variable and light—not really helping. The afternoon stays clean but small (3ft, 179 energy). Again, nothing to write home about.

Monday, July 13th, has a couple of clean sessions with 2ft surf (67 energy), but it’s barely a ripple. The afternoon is the same—surfable but very ordinary.

Then there’s another big gap. The next faint glimmer is Thursday, July 16th, afternoon: a clean 2ft from the SE with a light cross-offshore breeze (97 energy). Still tiny.

Finally, on Friday, July 17th, afternoon, you get a clean 2ft from the SE with a light offshore from the ENE (65 energy). Again, it’s surfable but nothing special.

The best of a bad bunch is Saturday, July 18th. The morning sees a 3ft ESE swell with a very long period of 14 seconds (434 energy). That’s a proper groundswell, and with a light cross-shore, the waves should have some shape, though the long period might make Bribie’s beach break a bit straight. The afternoon stays clean with the same 3ft swell (389 energy). This is the standout—still only marginal, but the best you’ll get.

Overall, there’s no real quality on offer here. The swell is tiny, the wind is mostly messy, and the break is inconsistent. For a beach setup like this, it’s more of a kite-surfing window on the bigger, windier days. If you’re desperate, pencil in Saturday the 18th for a dawny.

Rusty.

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