Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 28th December)

Best Days: Wednesday morning, Thursday morning

Recap

Friday's hot weather and good W/SW groundswell to 2-3ft faded into Saturday back to 1-2ft with poor onshore winds. A new kick in swell Sunday provided 1-2ft sets with offshore winds, fading back into this morning.

This week and weekend (Dec 29 – Jan 1)

Tiny waves are due to continue through tomorrow, but into Wednesday an inconsistent W/SW groundswell should provide good 2ft sets across Clifton. This swell was been generated the last couple of days and into this morning by a fetch of pre-frontal severe-gale to storm-force W/NW winds to the south-west of WA.

The frontal system is currently weakening while dipping south-east leaving the groundswell to push in on Wednesday. Winds should be offshore through the morning from the N/NW ahead of afternoon sea breezes, with the swell easing from 1-2ft Thursday with similar winds.

For the rest of the period, tiny inconsistent SW swells are due from weak background frontal activity through our swell window under West Oz. Size wise, Clifton should hover between 1ft, with the odd bigger set through Saturday/Sunday. Onshore S/SE winds are expected into the weekend though as a surface trough pushes in from the west, possibly improving Sunday and swinging E/NE.