Eastern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 20th July)

Best Days: Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning south swell magnets, Tuesday

Recap

Tiny to flat conditions the last couple of days with no decent swell.

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We've had a further upgrade in the swell due over the weekend from Wednesday's notes, with the weakening mid-latitude low linked to it, stalling slightly as it pushes in from the west this evening.

We should see slightly stronger near-gale-force S/SW winds generated right off our coast this evening, weakening into tomorrow morning as the low moves off to the east.

With this, south facing locations look to kick to 3ft+ tomorrow morning, easing through the day, and back further from 2ft Sunday morning.

With the low stalling slightly, winds aren't looking as favourable anymore, with a fresh SW breeze tomorrow, easing and tending more W'ly later, and then W/NW winds Sunday.

We may see a small final pulse of SE swell into Tuesday, generated by a fetch of poorly aligned S/SE gales off the tip of New Zealand's South Island as the low continues east, producing 2ft sets.

This will be hidden under a better looking N/NE windswell, with an approaching cold front squeezing a strong high in the Tasman Sea.

A better aligned fetch of strengthening and broad N/NE winds are forecast to be generated Monday evening, kicking up a fun N/NE windswell to what looks to be the 3ft range Tuesday morning, easing rapidly as the front moves through bringing a W/NW change.

Once the front pushes through there's nothing significant for the rest of the week, but more on this Monday. Have a great weekend!