Point Impossible Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.31° S 144.38° E

Point Impossible 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Impossible sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Impossible at 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
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
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
242
196
143
137
109
83
85
78
76
54
54
51
69
177
163
159
157
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM1.89m
3:51PM1.88m
4:41AM1.83m
4:21PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.15m
9:56AM0.52m
10:16PM0.17m
10:31AM0.63m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
13
10
10
9
8
7
6
8
11
11
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
7
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