Eastern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 17th November)

Best Days: No great days

Recap

Poor conditions yesterday with an easing N/NE swell and new S/SE windswell with SE winds.

Today the swell was mixed up again with light onshore winds and leftover 2ft sets. Not great.

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This weekend and week (Nov 18 - 24)

Over the coming forecast period we'll see small and weak levels of persistent N/NE windswell across our coast, generated by a stationary high in the southern Tasman Sea and weak inability across inland Australia, squeezing the western flank of the high.

A persistent fetch of weak NE winds will be generated through our north-eastern swell window, producing N/NE windswell in the 2ft range over the weekend, backing off into early next week as the fetch relaxes.

Smaller and weaker 1-2ft waves max are due Monday through Friday across north-east magnets, fading into Friday afternoon as a trough finally moves across the state.

Winds through this period won't be ideal for north-east facing beaches at all, with persistent NE breezes, lighter and more N-N/NW each morning.

Once the NE swell fades Friday afternoon, there's nothing significant for next weekend, but more on this Monday. Have a great weekend!