Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 2nd Novemeber)
Best Days: Saturday as the swell builds before the sea breeze, possibly dawn Sunday, protected spots Monday, Tuesday morning
Recap
Tiny waves around Perth and Mandurah but clean conditions each morning, while swell magnets around Margs have been the best the last couple of days.
This week and weekend (Nov 3 - 6)
Easing surf tomorrow with offshore winds, with small S/SW and SW pulses for Wednesday/Thursday. Large, strong but inconsistent W/SW groundswell filling in over the weekend but winds are a little dicey.
Sunday will see a reasonable improvement across the Margaret River coastline, with steadily abating SW winds overnight Saturday possibly swinging light to moderate S’ly by Sunday morning.
Small easing S/SW swell with E/NE tending N/NE winds tomorrow, building SW swell Sunday but with developing onshore winds. Average through Monday and Tuesday with a large new SW groundswell for Wednesday with light winds.
Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 19th October)
Best Days: Friday morning both coasts, Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings in the South West, Wednesday both coasts
Recap
Large new S/SW groundswell for tomorrow morning with offshore winds, onshore and smaller Wednesday. Improving conditions slightly Thursday but best Friday with a new weak mid-period S/SW swell.
The synoptic chart says it all: a cut-off mid latitude low just SW of the state is driving strong westerly winds into the lower SW of Western Australia.
Small onshore waves tomorrow, becoming large Friday afternoon and Saturday with strong onshore winds. Clean and easing around Perth Sunday and Monday. Large new S/SW groundswell for Tuesday with morning offshore.
Easing SW swell with a morning offshore tomorrow, smaller Wednesday morning ahead of an afternoon increase in new inconsistent SW swell. Onshore winds and easing surf Thursday, with an average W/SW swell for Friday.
Poor small and onshore tomorrow, larger mix of swells building Sunday with easing onshores, cleaner Monday morning and best in the South West Tuesday morning.
