Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 7th November)

Best Days: Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning

Recap

Poor average building swell Saturday with cross-shore winds, cleaner Sunday morning with solid 3-4ft sets and W/NW winds.

Today the swell was back to a smaller 2ft with favourable winds again.

This week (Nov 8 - 11)

Our good new W/SW groundswell due tomorrow is still on track, with a strong mid-latitude front passing under the Bight yesterday evening and night. A small tight low has now formed to our west-southwest with stronger gale to severe-gales being produced in our western swell window.

This will see a good W/SW groundswell being produced, but with a very west direction. Clifton should see easy 3ft sets at the peak of the swell through the day, easing back quickly from 2ft Wednesday morning.

Conditions should be good with a morning NW'ly ahead of a late morning W/SW change tomorrow and then W/NW winds Wednesday ahead of SE sea breezes.

For the rest of the week there's nothing major on the cards with tiny amounts of W/SW swell for beginners.

Thursday morning should be clean, similar Friday morning with a NE breeze favouring more exposed breaks.

Into the weekend a tricky low is forecast to deepen and move across us. With this we're expected to see fresh to strong NE winds Saturday, tending more SE Sunday afternoon and with this we may see some small E/SE swell for early next week.

Check back Wednesday for an update on this.