Overall, there’s no major change to the weekend outlook, with easing swell from today expected to merge with two small new swells from distant sources.
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There'll be two additional swells in the water though I don't think they'll contribute much size to the region.
We’ve got another active week of surf ahead, with the Southern Ocean still quite busy with a powerful frontal conveyor belt pushing under the continent.
We've had another further uptick in size potential for the weekend, though I am trying to keep my expectations in check due to the dominant westerly swell direction.
There’s been a slight improvement in the weekend outlook.
The swell charts look active for the weekend but I fear the dominant westerly swell direction will have an ongoing negative impact at those coasts best suited to the accompanying NW airstream on Saturday.
The weekend outlook has one main trend for the swell (down) but a few interesting fluctuations in the wind department.
A rapidly deepening low will move in from the west late week, bringing a solid spike in swell but with strong onshore winds, improving Saturday as it eases steadily.
We've got a flukier forecast period ahead as we transition out of winter into spring.
We've got improving conditions that will suit the beaches on the weekend, with moderate sized westerly swells for next week with varying winds.