Bribie Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve had a good hard look at what’s coming for Bribie Island over the next 16 days, and I gotta tell ya, it’s a pretty bleak stretch. For a spot that’s already inconsistent, this run is a real test of patience – we’re looking at a whole lot of poor conditions with barely a window that’s worth paddling out for.

The first real chance for a surf kicks off on Wednesday morning, the 5th of August. We’ve got a clean, glassy start with a light 3 mph W wind and a small 3ft E swell running at 10 seconds. The combined wave energy is only moderate at (134), so it’s not packing much punch. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. For a beginner spot that’s inconsistent, it’s about as good as it gets, but don’t expect much – these are very ordinary conditions at best.

Wednesday afternoon stays clean with a gentle offshore breeze from the ENE at 9 mph, but the swell energy actually drops back to (99). It’s surfable, but barely.

Then we hit a massive gap. From Thursday the 6th of August all the way through to Tuesday the 11th of August, it’s pretty much a write-off. The swell stays tiny, the scores are zero, and the wind is either onshore or cross-shore, making for choppy, poor surf. You’d be wasting your energy paddling out.

There’s a little flicker on Tuesday afternoon, the 11th of August. The wind swings NE offshore at 9 mph, and we get that same 3ft E swell (133 combined energy). It’s clean, but still very ordinary. Not exactly a standout.

Wednesday afternoon the 12th of August has a glass-off again with a light 3 mph E wind, but the swell is even smaller at 2ft (94 energy). Thursday the 13th afternoon is clean too, but again, tiny 2ft stuff (67 energy).

After that, it’s back to poor conditions from Friday the 14th through until the end of the forecast. We do see a bump in swell on Monday the 17th of August with a 5ft SE swell (262 energy), but the wind is a messy cross-onshore at 16 mph and there are rain showers. The surf quality is rated poor, so it’s not worthwhile. Tuesday the 18th has the biggest combined energy of the whole run at (308) from a 3ft ESE groundswell with a 12-second period, but again, strong cross-shore winds and rain make it a no-go.

Honestly, for Bribie Island, this is one of those blank runs that’s more normal for the area. There’s no standout here. If you’re desperate for a paddle, Wednesday morning the 5th of August is your only real look, and it’s nothing to write home about. Otherwise, the kites might be having more fun with the wind on those bigger days than we are.

Stay patient, mate. Rusty.

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