Small swell and onshore winds continued across the coast yesterday, while today conditions were even worse with a fresher onshore breeze and building E/SE swell.
This week (Nov 14-15)
A Tasman Low that drifted south from the NSW coast and is sitting off our East Coast (generating large swells) is directing a fetch of E/SE winds through our swell window (pictured right). This should kick up an afternoon increase in E/SE swell today that should ease overnight as a long-range W/SW groundswell fills in.
1-2ft waves are expected early tomorrow before easing into the afternoon and conditions should be clean early with a light variable wind before a fresh S/SW'ly kicks in as the low starts moving east.
This weekend (16-17)
Some new W/SW and then SW swell is due through Sunday and Monday next week owing to a couple of less than favourably aligned polar fronts skirting around the bottom of a strong high in the Bight. This should produce some fun swell to 1-2ft Sunday afternoon and a larger 2ft Monday morning. Winds will be generally good and from the W/NW.
Longer Term (Nov 18 onwards)
There's nothing too major on the cards for the longer term at this stage but we'll look at this again on Friday.
Southern Tasmania Forecast (issued Wednesday 13th November)
Best Days: Thursday morning, Monday morning
Recap
Small swell and onshore winds continued across the coast yesterday, while today conditions were even worse with a fresher onshore breeze and building E/SE swell.
A Tasman Low that drifted south from the NSW coast and is sitting off our East Coast (generating large swells) is directing a fetch of E/SE winds through our swell window (pictured right). This should kick up an afternoon increase in E/SE swell today that should ease overnight as a long-range W/SW groundswell fills in.
1-2ft waves are expected early tomorrow before easing into the afternoon and conditions should be clean early with a light variable wind before a fresh S/SW'ly kicks in as the low starts moving east.
This weekend (16-17)
Some new W/SW and then SW swell is due through Sunday and Monday next week owing to a couple of less than favourably aligned polar fronts skirting around the bottom of a strong high in the Bight. This should produce some fun swell to 1-2ft Sunday afternoon and a larger 2ft Monday morning. Winds will be generally good and from the W/NW.
Longer Term (Nov 18 onwards)
There's nothing too major on the cards for the longer term at this stage but we'll look at this again on Friday.