The swell charts look active for the weekend but I fear the dominant westerly swell direction will have an ongoing negative impact at those coasts best suited to the accompanying NW airstream on Saturday.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/09/11/make-the-most-tuesday-wly-swells-dominate-thereafter
thermalben
Monday, 11 September 2023
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/09/08/plenty-good-surf-days-ahead
thermalben
Friday, 8 September 2023
The weekend outlook has one main trend for the swell (down) but a few interesting fluctuations in the wind department.
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/09/06/very-dynamic-period-large-spike-in-swell-friday
Craig
Wednesday, 6 September 2023
A rapidly deepening low will move in from the west late week, bringing a solid spike in swell but with strong onshore winds, improving Saturday as it eases steadily.
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/09/04/make-the-most-the-coming-days
Craig
Monday, 4 September 2023
We've got a flukier forecast period ahead as we transition out of winter into spring.
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/09/01/improving-surf-the-weekend-the-swell-slowly-eases
Craig
Friday, 1 September 2023
We've got improving conditions that will suit the beaches on the weekend, with moderate sized westerly swells for next week with varying winds.
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/08/30/poor-end-the-week-better-the-weekend
Craig
Wednesday, 30 August 2023
The coming days look poor with onshore winds spoiling a new swell Friday, improving into the weekend and much better. Next week is active.
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/08/28/trickier-period-winds-and-swell
Craig
Monday, 28 August 2023
As winter nears an end, the run of excellent surf and conditions begins to fall apart.
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/08/25/good-swell-the-weekend-average-winds-flukier-next-week
Craig
Friday, 25 August 2023
We've got a strong pulse of W/SW-SW swell for later today and tomorrow but with average winds, deteriorating further Sunday. Next week looks smaller and fluky.
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/08/23/large-groundswell-afternoon-easing-ahead-troughy-less
Craig
Wednesday, 23 August 2023
Make the most of the current conditions and coming swell before things take a turn for the worse Friday afternoon through the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/victoria/2023/08/21/bombing-low-bring-large-spike-swell
Craig
Monday, 21 August 2023
We've got a rapidly deepening low pressure system under the country, bringing a large, short-lived spike of groundswell.
