Point Impossible surf break

Point Impossible surfForecast / VIC – Torquay / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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Point Impossible surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Point Impossible sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Point Impossible today?

The current surf forecast for Point Impossible at 9PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 May)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
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3
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3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.4
SW
9
2.1
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
323
325
1359
1547
2059
2318
2589
3294
3566
5400
6562
7063
4016
3072
4271
4243
4216
4047
3386
3122
2093
1835
1454
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:58PM1.94m
2:33AM1.58m
3:32PM1.91m
3:06AM1.55m
4:05PM1.85m
3:39AM1.51m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.69m
8:49AM0.26m
9:39PM0.71m
9:22AM0.31m
10:13PM0.75m
9:54AM0.38m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:25
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
12
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
5
2
2
2
1
2
4
5
5
6
8
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.1
E
10
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Energy kJ
530
323
304
60
91
155
246
82
2
3555
2997
2563
2465
2665
3072
2838
3029
2927
2643
2374
2122
2093
1835
1454
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.8
SW
10
0.4
SW
20
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
100
108
98
2
2
2
21
931
920
70
69
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.4
SW
20
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
98
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
1.4
SW
9
2.1
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
10
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
3
3
325
1359
1547
2059
2318
2589
3294
3566
5400
6562
7063
4016
1404
4271
4243
4216
4047
3386
3122
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
7
1
1
2
5
6
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
228
385
509
373
360
298
528
537
5
519
519
525
5
5
578
528
528
195
195
5
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Torquay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
7
5
6
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
7
5
5
4
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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