A deep polar low is tracking NE from E of Heard Island today, with a long trailing fetch of SW gales and seas in excess of 20ft in a wide swathe. Iterations of this storm system will bring strong pulses of SW swell over the next few days and into the weekend, with onshore winds a problem.
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/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/05/11/no-shortage-swell-will-need-head-protected
freeride76
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/05/09/tricky-week-dicey-winds-plenty-mid-sized-swell
freeride76
Monday, 9 May 2022
As mentioned on Fri, a series of fronts pushing up from Heard Island bring quite an active week of mid-sized surf but finding windows of cleaner conditions will be a challenge.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/05/06/tricky-troughy-period
Craig
Friday, 6 May 2022
Tricky winds and swells this period but there are windows for a cleaner wave in between onshore periods.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/05/04/easing-surf-new-swells-the-weekend
Craig
Wednesday, 4 May 2022
Clean conditions with easing surf over the coming days, with some new swell for the weekend but with winds out of the north.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/05/02/xl-swell-tomorrow-pumping-wednesday
Craig
Monday, 2 May 2022
A rapid increase in XL swell tomorrow, best in protected spot when it peaks. Windy but pumping surf, easing Wednesday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/04/29/easing-surf-ahead-xl-swell-next-week
Craig
Friday, 29 April 2022
Light winds and easing surf on the weekend ahead of some new swell Monday and stronger XL groundswell Tuesday.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/04/27/several-large-swells-inbound
thermalben
Wednesday, 27 April 2022
More large surf is expected early next week, as a conveyer belt of powerful frontal systems set up across the Southern Ocean later this week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/04/25/tricky-period-though-improving-friday
Craig
Monday, 25 April 2022
Onshore winds and average swells over the coming days ahead of stronger energy late week as winds improve.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/04/22/small-wave-options-the-weekend-larger-onshore
Craig
Friday, 22 April 2022
Windy offshore conditions across the South West on the weekend with a small bump in swell, larger, messier surf next week with varying onshore winds.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2022/04/20/fun-end-the-week-across-the-swell-magnets
Craig
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
A final reinforcing S/SW groundswell tomorrow with clean conditions, smaller and fading Friday. The weekend will be slow with one small swell, windy and onshore next week
