Point Impossible Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, listen up. Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Point Impossible.

The next few days are a bit of a write-off, I won’t lie. We’ve got a slow start with small, weak, and messy waves for the first half of the week. Then things start to build, and we’ve got a couple of proper standouts later on, especially for the crew willing to wait for the good stuff.

First up, from Sunday the 16th through to Thursday the 20th, it’s pretty grim. Small waves, mostly under 3ft, with cross-shore winds and lumpy conditions. The combined energy is weak, struggling to get past 545 (weak energy) on the best of those days. The water temp is sitting at 55°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year. Nothing to get excited about.

We start to see a change on Friday the 21st. The morning brings a clean 3ft SW swell with a 12-second period and gentle offshore winds from the WNW. The combined energy jumps to 563 (moderate energy). Friday afternoon looks even better, with the same clean offshore wind, the swell bumping up to 4ft from the SW, and a longer 14-second period pushing the energy to 977 (moderate energy). This is the first real window of clean, surfable waves.

Saturday the 22nd gets a bit bigger, with the swell hitting 5ft to 6ft from the SW, but the wind goes cross-shore or cross-off, and the energy is strong (1060 to 1436). The conditions are described as marginal, so it’s a step up in size but not in quality.

Now, here’s the standout. Sunday the 23rd. This is the best on offer. Morning sees a clean 6ft SW swell with a 16-second period and moderate offshore winds from the NW. The combined energy is a strong 1940 (strong energy). The afternoon is even better, with a 6ft SSW swell, a 17-second period, and the same clean offshore NW wind, pushing the energy to 2032 (strong energy). This is for experienced surfers only – that’s a solid, powerful groundswell. The long period of 17 seconds means it’ll have plenty of punch and shape, but it might be a bit too lined up for the beach break, so keep that in mind. It’s a proper session if you’ve got the skills.

After that, the swell drops off through the following week. Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th see smaller waves, dropping from 5ft to 3ft, with moderate cross-off winds and cleaner conditions but much lower energy. The rest of the week into the end of August is small and weak, with energy well under 500.

There’s another promising window right at the end. Saturday the 29th is looking tasty. The morning has a clean 3ft SW swell with a 14-second period and light cross-off wind, giving 532 energy (moderate). But the afternoon is a real gem: glassy conditions, 0 km/h wind, a 5ft SW swell with a long 18-second period, and a combined energy reading of 2027 (strong energy). This is another excellent window for experienced surfers, with super clean conditions.

Sunday the 30th and Monday the 31st are smaller and cleaner, with swells around 2ft to 3ft and light winds, but the energy is much lower.

So, to sum it up: the first week is mostly a bust. The best bets are Sunday the 23rd for a solid, powerful, offshore swell, and Saturday the 29th for a glassy, long-period groundswell. Both are for the experienced crew. The crowds at Point Impossible can be often, so if you’re heading out on the standouts, expect company.

Rusty, signing off.

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