Eastern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 13th May)

Best Days: Thursday south swell magnets

Recap

Tiny waves on Saturday only to 1-1.5ft, near flat yesterday, though a new S'ly groundswell should have built into the evening, easing today across south swell magnets (tiny to flat elsewhere)

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This week and weekend (May 14 - 19)

Any S'ly swell seen later yesterday and this morning will be gone by tomorrow and Wednesday looks to remain tiny to flat.

Thursday should reveal a new S'ly groundswell, produced by a strengthening polar frontal system moving in under the state tomorrow afternoon and evening.

A fetch of gale to severe-gale W/SW winds are expected to be generated in our southern swell window, with the swell arriving overnight Wednesday and peaking Thursday morning to 2-3ft across south swell magnets, tiny elsewhere.

Winds will be good and offshore from the W/NW, giving into N/NE sea breezes, while Friday will be clean again but the swell all but gone.

A deepening surface trough mentioned in last week's notes isn't expected to occur any more with a broad and stalling mid-latitude low now due to form in the Bight.

This will result in no significant swell into the weekend. We may see a new S'ly groundswell early next week, but more on this Wednesday.