Internet users were left scratching their heads after an old hoax video showing a wave rider surfing in front of the Sydney 's Opera House started trending for a second time . The video was uploaded to Twitter on Tuesday morning by popular Sydney radio duo Fitzy and Wippa , before quickly being reposted by a spell of other sources . The posting of the video comes in the wake of heavy storms which battered Sydney overnight , with parts of the city experiencing the heaviest rainfall in 100 years . A hoax video showing a wave rider surfing in front of the Sydney 's Opera House has gone viral for the second time . Some users have referenced the weather as the trigger of the strange phenomenon , with musician Fortafy uploading the video with the following caption : 'storm brings out surfers in Sydney Harbour . ' The video was originally posted by Sydneysider Darren Johnson following strong storms and tandem heavy swells in June 2012 . YouTube commenters were quick to point out inaccuracies in the video , such as the appearance of rocks around the Opera House and the cardboard-esque appearance of the man in the final shot . It was also rebutted by several wave experts who vowed it was a sham . Ben Macartney , a swell forecaster , told News.com 'the only way you 'd get waves in there would be a giant tsunami coming out of the Pacific . ' 'Even the most powerful ocean waves known to man , I think , would still really struggle to make it up there . ' 'Theoretically it 's impossible for ocean swells to really break that far inside the Harbour . In other words , it 's not really possible . ' The video was uploaded to Twitter on Tuesday morning by popular Sydney radio duo Fitzy and Wippa , before quickly being reposted by a spell of other sources . YouTube commenters were quick to point out other inaccuracies in the video , such as the cardboard-esque appearance of the man in the final shot .
The video first went viral after being uploaded to Whipper in June 2012 . It was reposted on Tuesday by popular radio hosts Fitzy and Youtube . YouTube commenters outlined a number of visual inaccuracies in the clip . Swell experts declared it is impossible for waves could reach the harbour .