Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 20th January)

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Best Days: Saturday morning, Sunday morning

Recap

A good mix of easing SW swell and SE swell yesterday to 2ft with a morning offshore wind.

This morning was tiny and choppy with a less than ideal wind.

This weekend and next week (Jan 21 - 27)

With today's SE swell not really coming in to 1-2ft, the weekend's SE pulse is still a little dicey.

We should hopefully see inconsistent 1-2ft sets persisting tomorrow and Sunday morning, easing off from Monday.

The reinforcing SE pulse for early to mid-next week is now looking smaller, with the fetch forming below New Zealand being weaker. Instead only 1ft sets are likely off this pulse.

Conditions tomorrow morning look great with a morning offshore wind, giving into a weak afternoon change, and Sunday looks similar but with afternoon sea breezes.

Into next week a relatively weak but broad front passing under us Tuesday should produce a tiny increase in mid-period W/SW swell to 1-1.5ft later in the day.

This swell will hold Wednesday, but a slightly stronger trailing front should produce a touch more size Thursday to 1-2ft with favourable winds.

Longer term there's nothing too significant besides a possible S/SE groundswell next weekend, but more on this Monday.

Have a great weekend!