Thursday is a much better bet for a more solid spike in S swell. A series of severe gale strength SW fetches slingshot around the eastern flank of the low, tracking NE into the Tasman and generating several S swell pulses.
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There’s not much surf expected this weekend. But, we have a few long term sources shaping up nicely.
A vigorous front will push east of Bass Strait tonight, and strong to gale force W/SW winds in its wake will generate a flukey south swell for Southern NSW.
Look, there’s really not much to get excited about this week. Only one swell to work around.
The weekend's strong frontal progression will be detached from polar latitudes, so we’re looking at another spell of small conditions interspersed with flukey south swells.
So, today’s large windy south swell is at its peak, and will trend down steadily through Thursday.
All eyes are on an advancing cold front that’s expected to sweep across the state on Tuesday night.
We’re at a low point in the swell department, so any weekend surf will be new energy.
The storm track will shift further to the east, allowing SW gales to exit eastern Bass Strait and this will set up a building short range southerly swell.
Now that the weekend’s low has cleared our swell window, and the Tasman Sea is devoid is swell generating activity, we’re having to look further afield for swell prospects.