Point Impossible Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.31° S 144.38° E

Point Impossible 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Point Impossible sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Point Impossible at 9PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
799
1224
1018
1005
760
701
606
545
463
251
394
388
376
388
479
509
494
376
418
273
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
0
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:50PM1.52m
7:46AM1.48m
6:27PM1.43m
9:06AM1.44m
7:25PM1.34m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.47m
1:11PM1.07m
1:38AM0.55m
2:36PM1.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
6
Temp °C
14
16
14
13
13
13
11
13
16
17
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
14
12
10
10
9
7
9
13
14
13
13
11
10
9
10
10
11
11
10
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