Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 28th October)

Best Days: Thursday morning, early Friday, Saturday at selected spots, Sunday morning

Recap

Strong and clean S/SW groundswell to 3-4ft yesterday morning with offshore winds before sea breezes kicked in.

Today the swell was easing from 2-3ft with offshore winds again before stronger S/SE sea breezes kicked in this afternoon.

This week and weekend (Oct 29 – Nov 1)

Another pulse of good SW groundswell to 2-3ft is expected through tomorrow, and winds are now looking better with light NW offshores due before shifting E/SE through the day.

Friday looks clean as well early with light offshores and easing 2ft sets before winds again strengthen from the SE through the mid-morning.

Our inconsistent SW groundswell for Saturday to the 2ft range is still on track, generated by more distant polar frontal activity but early N'ly winds will strengthen from the N/NE, so you'll have to get out early across Clifton for the cleanest conditions.

Expect a drop in size from 1-2ft Sunday with early light winds ahead of a stronger S/SW change.

Next week onwards (Nov 2 onwards)

Into early next week we've got another good S/SW groundswell pulse on the cards as an unfavourably but deepening low drifting south-east from under WA intensifies significantly below us on Sunday. A short-lived but powerful fetch of severe-gale SW winds will be generated in our southern swell window, producing a good S/SW groundswell pulse for later Monday and Tuesday morning.

We're probably looking at a peak somewhere in the 3ft+ range but Monday will see poor S/SW winds, with onshores likely to linger into Tuesday. More on this Friday though.