Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 26th November)

Best Days: Friday morning, Sunday morning

Recap

Nothing of real significance yesterday, while today a slight lift in size was seen across the region with 1-2ft sets at exposed spots under early offshores which gave way to an onshore change mid-morning.

This week and weekend (Nov 27 - 30)

The better pulse of SW groundswell due tomorrow afternoon has unfortunately been downgraded, with the strong polar front that was expected to push up through our swell window now only due to be quite weak and patchy which is disappointing.

We should see 2ft waves across Clifton all of tomorrow, easing through Friday from a similar size mixed in with a similar sized S/SE swell.

Winds will be less than idea tomorrow and fresh from the W/SW tending SW. Friday looks better with a morning NW'ly likely ahead of a S'ly change as another front clips us.

Our better SW groundswell due over the weekend is still on track though, with a vigorous polar low skirting around the base of a strong high in the Bight expected to aim a fetch of severe-gale W/SW winds through our south-western swell window.

It looks like our forecast model is undercooking the size a little. We should see Clifton pulse to 2-3ft+ later Saturday afternoon, peak overnight and then ease steadily from 2-3ft early Sunday.

Unfortunately winds Saturday afternoon will be onshore from the SE creating poor conditions and Sunday will see N/NE tending E/SE winds, so get in early for the cleanest conditions.

Next week onwards (Dec 1 onwards)

There's nothing major at all on the cards for next week with tiny levels of swell and winds from the NE or so, therefore plan around surfing Friday and Sunday mornings!