Tuesday will start to build surf size, originating the fetch trailing Monday’s front. However, the origins of this swell will go back five or six days - this system has actually been taking shape from a position south of Africa on Wednesday, before moving eastwards through the southern Indian Ocean.
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thermalben
Friday, 16 May 2025
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/05/14/great-waves-the-way
thermalben
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
The initial swells will be generated by overlapping fronts tracking through the Southern Ocean, whereas the large pulse will be courtesy of a rapidly deepening cut-off mid-latitude low at the tail end of the frontal sequence.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/05/12/plenty-great-waves-week-next-week-looking-even
thermalben
Monday, 12 May 2025
The long term outlook is shaping up to deliver a series of large, back to back groundswells.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/05/09/patchy-in-the-short-term-very-nice-the-longer
thermalben
Friday, 9 May 2025
Longer term has been downgraded - the storm track from Africa through the southern Indian Ocean is still looking very active however the fetch alignment has been tilted away from our swell window, meaning the WA coast will be less in the direct line of fire, and will receive sideband energy.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/05/07/plenty-fun-windows-work-around
thermalben
Wednesday, 7 May 2025
A strong succession of fronts and lows will march from Madagascar through to WA longitudes, each working on the pre-existing active sea state from the last system, generating successively bigger swells for the region.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/05/05/fun-waves-across-the-region-week-looking-good
thermalben
Monday, 5 May 2025
The tail end of the impressive storm track responsible for the weekend’s large surf cleared beneath this state this afternoon.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/05/02/oversized-windy-run-the-south-west
Craig
Friday, 2 May 2025
The coming days aren't great for the South West with cleaner options to the north.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/04/30/windy-end-the-week-extra-large-the-weekend
Craig
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Increasing winds and average surf ahead of an XL swell on the weekend.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/04/28/slow-week-large-and-windy-the-weekend
Craig
Monday, 28 April 2025
The first proper Southern Ocean frontal progression of the season will fire up south-west of us later week.
/reports/forecaster-notes/western-australia/2025/04/25/fun-weekend-across-the-south-west-magnets
Craig
Friday, 25 April 2025
The coming period will favour the South West with smaller swells and favourable winds ahead of some large stuff next weekend.
