Bribie Island Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a pretty flat and frustrating run ahead for the next couple of weeks. Honestly, for most of this outlook, you’ll be staring at a lake-like Bribie Island. The first real chance to get wet doesn’t show up until Monday the 3rd of August, and even then, it’s nothing to write home about.

For the first week, from July 27th through to the end of July, we’re dealing with tiny swell and messy wind. Morning of the 27th, there’s a 0.2m easterly swell with a long 13-second period, but with cross-onshore winds, it’s just poor. The whole week is plagued by poor surf conditions and weak combined wave energy, mostly in the double digits. Thursday the 30th afternoon does push a 1.0m swell, but the period drops to a short 4 seconds and the cross-shore wind chops it up. The water temperature feels about average for this time of year.

Saturday the 1st of August marks a slight uptick in energy, with the combined energy reading 121 (moderate) that morning. There’s a 0.9m easterly swell, but with a 25 km/h cross-onshore wind, it’s choppy. By afternoon, the wind picks up to 35 km/h and the swell jumps to 1.3m, but again, it’s a lumpy cross-chop mess. Not recommended.

Monday the 3rd of August is the first time we see a score above zero. The afternoon brings a 1.1m easterly swell with a 7-second period. The wind goes light cross-offshore, cleaning it up nicely to “clean” conditions. It’s still just a surfable wave in very ordinary conditions, but it’s the best on offer by a long shot. Combined energy hits a moderate 174. This is your one standout – a small, clean wave with manageable crowds that are “sometimes” around.

Tuesday the 4th of August afternoon offers a similar deal: 0.8m east-northeast swell, 7-second period, light cross-offshore wind, clean. A little smaller, but still surfable.

After that, the wind gets nasty again. From Wednesday the 5th through to the end of the period, we see bigger swell (up to 1.5m on the 5th afternoon) but the wind is either cross-shore or cross-onshore with fresh to moderate breezes. By the second week (August 7th onwards), swell drops back to tiny (0.2m–0.5m) with very low combined energy (11–49). That 1st and 2nd of August, the swell gets over 1.3m, but the quality is so poor with the strong cross-winds, it’s more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.

So, to wrap it up: a long, barren gap until Monday the 3rd of August. The pick is that Monday afternoon at Bribie Island (Australia) – a small, clean easterly swell with light offshore winds. It’s not pumping, but it’s the only window where you won’t be fighting the wind.

– Rusty

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