Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 1st April)

Best Days: Saturday, Sunday morning, Wednesday morning

Recap

Onshore winds and a kick in swell yesterday, while today the larger SW groundswell is on the build, but with fresher onshore winds across all coasts. This swell should reach an easy 6-8ft across the South West this afternoon, with 10ft bombs, and 2ft around Perth, with winds swinging S/SE late in the South West, creating cleaner conditions in protected spots.

This weekend (Apr 2 - 3)

Today's large SW groundswell was generated by a broad, vigorous and elongated polar front projecting up towards us the last day or so.

This swell will peak this afternoon, but a secondary intensification through our southern swell window is occurring today, with an additional fetch of severe-gale SW winds projecting more towards the Bight.

This should produce a reinforcing S/SW groundswell for later tomorrow and Sunday morning, slowing the easing trend through the weekend.

The South West should ease from 6-8ft+ early tomorrow, down from 5-6ft Sunday morning. Perth should ease from 2ft tomorrow, and then 1ft to possibly 2ft Sunday morning.

Conditions are still looking excellent tomorrow and better for Sunday with a light offshore E/SE breeze tomorrow morning ahead of afternoon sea breezes, with SE tending E/SE winds Sunday morning before sea breezes kick in.

Next week onwards (Apr 4 onwards)

The surf should bottom out Monday but still be in the 3-4ft range across the South West, but conditions will be average with a freshening onshore wind.

This onshore change will be linked to a small low pushing up towards us through the weekend, kicking up a weak short-range S/SW swell, building Tuesday and then easing Wednesday.

The South West should build to 4-5ft, easing then from 3-4ft+ Wednesday morning. S/SE winds are due Tuesday which isn't the best combo with the building S/SW swell, and then Wednesday looks better with a gusty E'ly offshore.

Longer term besides some small refracted SW groundswell for later next week, there's nothing major on the cards, but we'll have another look at this Monday. Have a great weekend!