A powerful low pressure system currently in the Southern Indian Ocean is generating a large, long period groundswell that’ll push our way for the weekend.
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No surprises for the weekend, with a significant cold outbreak impacting the entire state.
Building W/SW swell tomorrow afternoon, and further Friday with favourable winds for the Surf Coast. Larger S/SW swell developing over the weekend with good winds for protected spots Saturday morning and dawn Sunday.
Tricky and varying pulses of westerly swell this period with favourable winds for the Surf Coast.
Good new W/SW groundswell tomorrow with favourable winds most of the day on the Surf Coast, better to the east Sunday. Small leftovers on Monday at magnets, with an acute new westerly swell Tuesday with uncertain winds.
Tiny to flat tomorrow with a flukey W'ly swell Friday but with poor winds for magnets. Good new W/SW groundswell for Saturday and clean on the Surf Coast through the morning, easing and clean Sunday morning. Nothing major early-mid next week.
New W/SW swell but with onshore winds tomorrow, clean and easing on the beaches Wednesday. Possible small W'ly swell Friday but much better Saturday with great winds for the Surf Coast.
Building long-period W/SW groundswell tomorrow, easing Sunday with light favourable winds. Fun new W/SW swell for Tuesday with possibly variable winds, cleaner and easing on Wednesday with N/NE offshores.
Mix of swells tomorrow with mostly poor winds, cleaner Friday morning as the swell eases with variable breezes. Winds from the north-east quadrant with a building long-period SW groundswell Saturday, easing Sunday.
Mix of long-range and inconsistent SW groundswell tomorrow, with a weaker W/SW swell into the afternoon, easing Wednesday. Better swell for Thursday afternoon though onshore, clean and easing Friday.