Eastern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 2nd April)

Best Days: Sunday morning, Monday morning

Recap

Not much in the way of surf over the weekend, with the flukey NE swell hardly offering a surfable wave. Today is similar again.

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This week and weekend (Apr 3 - 8)

A zonal westerly flow across the state will keep our coasts void of swell through this week, with each swell being too west in nature to provide any size.

Some very inconsistent and small background E/NE swell from persistent E/NE trades above and to the east of New Zealand is expected late week, with infrequent 1-2ft sets likely at open beaches (10 minute waits for sets), persisting all weekend.

Of much greater importance is a good S/SE groundswell due to build later Saturday but peak through Sunday.

A stalling and broad polar low south of New Zealand mid-week will generate a prolonged fetch of SE gales from Wednesday through Thursday afternoon.

A good sized S/SE groundswell should result, building late Saturday to 2ft+, peaking through Sunday around 3-4ft across south magnets.

Conditions look great with a NW offshore ahead of a late S'ly change.

Monday looks OK with variable winds and easing sets from 3ft.

Longer term there's nothing due until later next week, but more on this Wednesday.