Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 9th October)

Best Days: Thursday morning, Saturday

Recap

Average waves all weekend with no decent swell, best at swell magnets for desperate surfers. This morning remained tiny and poor.

This week and weekend (Oct 10 - 15)

The coming few days looks void of any major surf with a tiny W/SW swell for tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday morning not likely to top 1ft+ with N/NW tending W winds tomorrow and fresh N/NW tending N/NE winds Wednesday.

We may see a small S/SW swell late in the day Wednesday and Thursday morning, generated by a small stalling polar low south-southwest of us during this afternoon and evening.

This only looks to provide 1-2ft sets but with offshore W/NW winds Thursday.

Into the end of the week and weekend we're expected to see some fun W/SW swell, generated by a flurry of strengthening frontal activity moving slowly in from the west.

We'll see a great fetch of strong to gale-force W/SW winds pushing in and under us early Friday, kicking up an increase in W/SW swell through the day, while a good trailing W/SW-SW fetch should produce some good reinforcing SW energy for Saturday.

Clifton should build to 2-3ft Friday afternoon with gusty W winds, easing back from 2ft+ Saturday morning with a morning NW breeze, possibly giving into late sea breezes.

Beyond this there's nothing too major on the cards for our coast, but check back here Wednesday for more on the longer term outlook.