Eastern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 22nd January)

Best Days: Northern corners tomorrow, Friday, Saturday morning

Recap

A good kick in swell yesterday from the E/NE with favourable winds for southern corners. Plenty of options for the keen. This morning was cleaner across more open beaches and still coming in at 2-3ft but on the ease.

This week and weekend (Jan 22 - 26)

Currently a strong mid-latitude low is moving in from the west, squeezing a strong high in the Tasman Sea and we're seeing winds strengthen out of the N/NE.

As the low nears closer winds will strengthen with a great in feed of strong N/NE winds developing through our swell window this evening, moving away from us early tomorrow morning but continuing to strengthen off the southern NSW coast in our swell window.

Two seperate pulses of N/NE swell are due, the most consistent and likely biggest coming in tomorrow morning to 3-4ft, easing through the day, with a secondary less consistent pulse Friday to 2ft to possibly 3ft.

The swell is then due to ease from a small and inconsistent 2ft on Saturday with nothing of note into next week.

Looking at the local winds and tomorrow looks tricky with a dawn W/NW breeze, shifting N/NE mid-morning then likely N/NW later morning and stronger NW into the afternoon. Either way northern corners and ends of beaches will be cleanest.

NW winds should persist most of Friday, similar Saturday but N/NW at times. For more on the longer term outlook beyond next week, check back Friday.