Impossibles Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.

Alright, so we’ve got a bit of a slow start, but don’t you worry – the juice is gonna start flowing. The first few days are a bit of a tease with some small, clean waves, but the real story is the run of solid groundswell that kicks in from the first weekend in August and just keeps on giving. There’s a massive ramp-up, and the last week of the outlook is for the big dogs only.

We start off on Tuesday, July 28th, with a real small, clean little wave at Impossibles. It’s a reef break, so it’s for the advanced crew. The swell is a tiny 3 ft from the SSW, but the period is a juicy 16 seconds – that’s proper groundswell energy. The wind is a fresh offshore breeze from the ESE, keeping it glassy. The water is 80°, which is bang on average for the time of year. The combined energy is moderate (732). It’s a bit marginal, honestly, but it’s clean.

Wednesday and Thursday (July 29th and 30th) see a little bump in size, hitting 5 ft by Thursday, with the period dropping to 14-15 seconds. The wind stays offshore, so it’s still clean. The energy climbs into the moderate range (1268 on Thursday). Still not a standout, but it’s getting there.

Now, Friday, July 31st, is where it starts to get interesting. The swell holds at 4 ft, but the period stretches to 17 seconds. That’s some serious groundswell push. The combined energy is strong (1461). The wind is a moderate offshore breeze from the SE. This is a solid session for the experienced surfer, with clean, long lines.

Saturday, August 1st is your first true standout. The morning is 5 ft at 16 seconds, but the afternoon pumps up to 6 ft with an 18-second period. The combined energy rockets to 2301, which is strong. The wind is a clean offshore breeze. This is the start of the real action. The waves are gonna be a bit meaty for beginners (over 5 ft), but for the experienced crew, this is a classic.

Then from Sunday, August 2nd, through to Tuesday, August 12th, it’s just a constant assault of SSW swell. The height jumps to 7 ft on Sunday, holding around 6 ft to 7 ft for a few days, then ramps up again. The wind is almost always offshore and clean. The energy stays in the strong to very strong range (over 2000, even hitting 6009 on August 8th). The best of the best falls on Saturday, August 9th, when the swell peaks at 12 ft with an 18-second period and very strong energy (6641). That is massive. This is strictly for experts only (over 8 ft). The wave is a bit tricky on the Sunday afternoon when the wind goes cross-offshore, but the morning is a world-class standout. Monday, August 10th also offers a 10 ft swell.

Because this is a SSW swell and the optimum direction for Impossibles is SW, it’s a good match, but it’s not perfect. The long period (often over 15 seconds) is a bit of a double-edged sword at a reef break like this – it’ll draw up some beautiful, long lines, but the sets will be spread out. The crowds are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have some company, but it won’t be a zoo.

The last few days, from August 7th to 12th, the swell stays big, between 7 ft and 12 ft, with periods still over 15 seconds. The energy is immense. This is a solid run of swell, just keep an eye on those bigger days for the experts only.

So, the standout by a mile is Saturday, August 9th, with that 12 ft, 18-second groundswell and clean offshore winds. The second best is the afternoon of Saturday, August 1st, as the first big pulse of the swell arrives. For the rest, it’s a solid run of clean, consistent groundswell, but nothing beats that peak.

Rusty out.

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