Point Impossible Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.31° S 144.38° E

Point Impossible 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Impossible sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.1° 

Point Impossible surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Point Impossible today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Impossible at 5PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Point Impossible. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
238
408
310
245
242
196
143
137
109
83
85
78
76
54
54
51
78
179
163
159
157
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
30
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:19PM1.94m
4:01AM1.89m
3:51PM1.88m
4:41AM1.83m
4:21PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.42m
9:40PM0.15m
9:56AM0.52m
10:16PM0.17m
10:31AM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
16
16
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
11
11
11
11
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
7
11
11
13
10
9
8
8
6
6
8
12
11
8
8
8
7
10
11
10
9
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