Eastern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 15th April)

Best Days: Northern corners later Wednesday, Thursday north-east magnets, northern corners Sunday, Monday

Recap

A small S'ly swell should have shown at south magnets Saturday though was only reported at 1ft around open beaches, with tiny surf since then.

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This week and weekend (Apr 16 - 21)

A weak fetch of E'ly winds are currently aimed at us, atop a high that's to our south-east. This should of generate a small increase in E/NE windswell this afternoon which will persist tomorrow to 2ft+ but with an early light N'ly wind, freshening from the N/NE through the day.

These N/NE winds will strengthen through tomorrow evening and Wednesday kicking up a building N/NE windswell that should build from 2-3ft in the morning to 3-4ft by late in the day with gusty N/NE winds.

A cold front moving in from the west will bring a W change on Thursday morning and a drop in N/NE swell from a good 3ft or so. Winds will shift S'ly into the afternoon as the swell continues to fade with Friday seeing a possible small 1-2ft of S'ly swell from the change.

Of greater importance is the back up E/NE trade-swell due into the weekend, with a great fetch of sustained and strong E/NE trades from north of New Zealand.

This trade-fetch will produce a fun E/NE trade-swell from later Friday, building to 2ft at open beaches further Saturday and peaking Sunday to 3ft.

Also in the mix will be some more N/NE windswell from a strong fetch of N/NE winds developing down the coast again, though this looks to be smaller than Wednesday and to 2ft to occasionally 3ft.

Winds as a result will be out of the N/NE, swinging more W/NW on Monday with easing 3ft sets. We'll have a closer look at this Wednesday though.