Southern Tasmania Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 5th January)

Best Days: Saturday morning, Monday morning

Recap

Good clean surf easing from 2ft yesterday morning, tiny and bumpy this morning with an onshore change. We should be seeing a new swell across the beaches to 2ft currently, but it's only for desperate surfers.

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This weekend and next week (Jan 6 - 12)

Today's increase in W/SW swell is due to ease back overnight leaving tiny waves on the coast tomorrow, dropping from 1-1.5ft.

Winds look N/NW early, freshening from the N/NE ahead of a swing back to the NW into the afternoon.

These winds will be related to a strong front approaching from the west, but it and a secondary more northern system will dip quickly and south-east through our swell window, which isn't ideal for swell production.

Only a tiny increase to 1-1.5ft is expected Sunday afternoon though with onshore winds, clean but fading from a similar size Monday morning.

The rest of the week won't become flat, but the swells due across the coast will be distant, tiny and west.

Later in the week we may see a better pulse of W/SW swell, but we'll have to have another look at this Monday. Have a great weekend!