Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 6th November)

Best Days: Saturday morning north-east swell magnets, Sunday south facing beaches, Thursday afternoon

Recap

Good NE swell to 3ft yesterday morning with light winds, while an afternoon increase in swell was seen as winds remained surprisingly light from the NE all day.

This morning it looks like we may have been in between swell pulses, but a strong NE pulse filled in through the day and kicked to a strong 4-5ft with generally variable winds.

This weekend and next week (Nov 7 - 13)

Today's strong NE pulse from a broad and elongated fetch of NE winds off the southern NSW coast, will ease back from the 3ft+ range, with offshore W/SW winds early ahead of a S'ly change through the morning, favouring southern corners.

This change will kick up a short-lived S'ly swell to 3ft across south facing beaches later in the day, dropping back from 2-3ft Sunday morning with favourable and increasing N/NW winds.

Nothing significant is due Monday, but a S'ly change through Tuesday will again kick up a weak windswell but to less size than the weekend's and with poor S/SE winds.

Into Wednesday a refracted S'ly groundswell energy from a strong polar frontal progression under the country and state through early next week should see south facing beaches kick to an inconsistent 2ft to maybe 3ft.

At the same time a strengthening fetch of E/NE tending NE winds off the coast should kick up a late increase in NE windswell, more so into Thursday likely coming in at 3-4ft across north-east facing beaches. Winds initially look poor and from the NE, but a N/NW change is due through the day, so the late session could be on.

Beyond that there's nothing significant due, so make the most of tomorrow and Sunday morning's waves.