Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 18th December)

Best Days: No great days until later next week

Recap

Average surf has continued across the South Arm the last couple of days with a clean tiny wave yesterday and a touch more size today but along with onshores.

This weekend and next week (Dec 19 - 25)

Fading but cleaner 1ft waves are due through tomorrow morning with an early N/NW breeze, giving into afternoon sea breezes.

Sunday will be tiny to flat but clean with all day offshores.

A strengthening mid-latitude low drifting in from the west during Sunday that was expected to produce a solid kick in swell for Monday has unfortunately been downgraded.

We're now only expected to see a weaker fetch of strong to gale-force SW winds aimed through our swell window Sunday and Monday. With the weaker wind speeds and fast track of the low only a small kick to 2ft+ is due through Monday along with gusty onshore SW-W/SW winds, easing from 2ft as weaker onshore winds persist Tuesday.

Wednesday will be cleaner but the swell tiny and fading from 1-1.5ft with N/NW winds and afternoon sea breezes.

Longer term some inconsistent W/SW groundswell is due from Thursday afternoon through next weekend as a slow moving and vigorous polar low fires up to the south-west of WA under the influence of the Long Wave Trough.

Size looks limited at this stage, but we'll have a closer look at this on Monday. Have a great weekend!