Another massive high is mooching in the Bight, with a snails pace of eastwards movement expected this week. Wind-wise that will anchor a S’ly flow in the short run before W’ly ridging resumes .
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/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/20/small-s-swells-tap-week
freeride76
Monday, 20 May 2024
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/17/plenty-s-swell-sat-more-smaller-pulses-next
freeride76
Friday, 17 May 2024
A front passing Tasmania today triggers an angled trough of low pressure off the NSW Coast o/night which quickly moves out into the Tasman Sea. The front will generate strong S swells for Sat with fresh SW winds.
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/15/sizey-s-swells-ahead-the-weekend
freeride76
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
Backed by a strong high we’ll see very tight coastal pressure gradients with strong S’lies Sat and a large windy S swell
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/13/small-clean-surf-strong-s-swell-end-the-week
freeride76
Monday, 13 May 2024
A much stronger and more aggressive frontal intrusion Fri looks to see S swell spike in the a’noon with tiny surf building rapidly into the evening.
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/10/easing-s-swells-and-light-winds-the-weekend-not
freeride76
Friday, 10 May 2024
High pressure is slowly advancing over Tasmania bringing settled conditions and light winds. No great change to the weekend f/cast. Todays S swell levels off a notch through Sat.
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/08/small-s-pulses-the-weekend-generally-very-quiet
freeride76
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
Polar lows are expected to send some more small S pulses later this week into the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/06/generally-small-some-s-swell-wrap-week
freeride76
Monday, 6 May 2024
In fact, it becomes reinforced by a new high and this peanut high straddling Tasmania will set up a right of S’ly winds which will tend E’ly later in the week as high pressure moves to the E of the Island. Some polar low activity will supply some small S groundswell pulses this week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/03/easing-s-swells-over-the-weekend-tepid-outlook
freeride76
Friday, 3 May 2024
Into next week and light winds Mon and Tues as high pressure approaches the state. Not much swell on tap.
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/05/01/s-swells-the-weekend-sly-winds-remain
freeride76
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
A storm force polar low is better aimed at Pacific targets but we’ll still see some long period S groundswell from it this weekend, with the proviso that S’ly winds will remain persistent.
/reports/forecaster-notes/eastern-tasmania/2024/04/29/s-pulses-all-week-sly-winds
freeride76
Monday, 29 April 2024
A strong frontal progression will bring S’ly groundswell during the week. Later fronts in the far southern/central Tasman remain strong and although better aimed at Pacific targets we’ll still see some significant sideband S’ly energy from them.
