Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 24th August)

Best Days: Wednesday, Thursday morning, later Friday protected spots

Recap

Tiny clean waves only surfable for beginners while Sunday saw a touch more size to 1-1.5ft but with onshore winds.

Today a slightly better 2ft of swell was seen across the coast with offshore winds offering fun waves for keen surfers.

This week and weekend (Aug 25 - 30)

Tomorrow will be tiny but remain clean with NW winds ahead of a shallow onshore change.

Wednesday's strong SW groundswell is still on track, with a vigorous polar frontal progression currently to our south-west aiming a fetch of severe-gale W/SW winds through our swell window.

This swell should peak Wednesday 3-4ft+ across Clifton before easing later in the day and steadying at 3ft through the day. This will be due to a reinforcing SW groundswell filling in through the day from a trailing fetch of gales behind the main swell producing front.

Friday morning will be smaller.

Now, winds Wednesday look great with N/NW tending variable breeze and then variable tending S'ly winds Thursday.

Into Friday we'll fall under the influence of a deep surface trough sitting off the Southern NSW coast, linking up with a polar front pushing up from the south.

This is forecast to direct a fetch of strong to gale-force S/SE winds into the south-east of the state on Friday kicking up a large afternoon kick in S/SE groundswell to the 4-5ft range at this stage.

Conditions will be poor though with a strengthening S/SE wind.

Into the weekend the swell will ease from 3-4ft out of the SE but with fresh SE winds.

Sunday will be no better with a junky mix of swells to 2ft with E/SE winds.

Longer term there's nothing significant at all, so make the most of Wednesday and Thursday's waves.