Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Impossible today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Impossible at 6AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Point Impossible. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
159 | 159 | 163 | 251 | 248 | 273 | 309 | 194 | 194 | 998 | 854 | 1068 | 1551 | 6750 | 5810 | 5918 | 1649 | 1554 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.80m | 5:20AM1.75m | 4:50PM1.71m | 6:00AM1.66m | 5:19PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.22m | 11:06AM0.74m | 11:24PM0.30m | 11:40AM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
159 | 159 | 163 | 251 | 248 | 273 | 309 | 167 | 164 | 671 | 854 | 1068 | 1551 | 1856 | 1718 | 1649 | 1649 | 1554 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | S 18 | S 16 | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 194 | 194 | 998 | 6 | 5 | — | 22 | 22 | 45 | 72 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | — | S 16 | SW 20 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 60 | — | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1310 | 6750 | 5810 | 5918 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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