Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
299 | 242 | 196 | 143 | 137 | 109 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 69 | 177 | 163 | 159 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
299 | 242 | 196 | 143 | 137 | 109 | 83 | 85 | 78 | 76 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 69 | 177 | 163 | 159 | 157 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 4 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 8 | E 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
167 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | ENE 4 | E 8 | WSW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
4 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
12 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 42 | 39 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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