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Victorian Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 6th December)

Best Days: Today, Sunday morning on the beaches, Monday morning on the beaches

Features of the Forecast (tl;dr)

  • Fading surf tomorrow with a W/NW breeze ahead of a strong SW change mid-morning
  • Gusty S'ly winds Wed, stronger S/SE Thu with a new, inconsistent mid-period W/SW swell and SE windswell for Thu
  • Easing mix of swells Fri with mod SE tending fresh S/SE winds
  • Small-mod, mid-period S/SW swell Sat with fresh E/SE tending strong S/SE winds
  • Easing mix of swells Sun with E/NE tending S/SE winds
  • Small, mid-period S/SW swell Mon with N/NE winds ahead of a late change

Recap

Good waves on the Surf Coast reefs Saturday morning with clean conditions and a good W/SW groundswell easing from the 4ft+ range, bumpy to the east. Yesterday was smaller and not as clean with a light to moderate onshore breeze, workable across all coasts for the keen.

Today the beaches have cleaned up nicely with the swell on the way out, easing from 2ft on the Surf Coast and 3ft+ to the east. Winds should remain offshore all day for the beaches to the east so make the most of it as the coming forecast isn't the most favourable for either coast.

Out there!

This week and weekend (Dec 7 - 12)

We've got an average week of surf ahead with a surface trough due to move in mid-morning tomorrow, then forming into a low off the southern NSW coast which will see persistent onshore winds from the south-eastern quadrant extending into the weekend.

Ahead of the change early tomorrow, winds should be W/NW, but the swell will be tiny on the Surf Coast, bumpy and small to the east. Winds will shift strong SW mid-morning and then be gusty out of the S'th on Wednesday as a high tries to edge in from the west.

As the low forms and the high squeezes from the west Thursday, winds will strengthen from the S/SE, kicking up a local windswell across both coasts, mixed in with a small, mid-period W/SW swell.

The mid-period swell was generated by a weak frontal progression firing up east of the Heard Island region on the weekend, with the remnants of this moving under the Bight today.

Size wise the Surf Coast looks to come in at 2-3ft, with 3-5ft sets to the east but with that poor, fresh to strong S/SE breeze.

Winds will ease into Friday but persist from the S/SE (moderate to fresh) with an easing mix of W/SW and S/SE swells.

As we move into the weekend the low in the Tasman Sea will move off to the east and the high will slide in a bit further, shifting winds E/SE through Saturday morning ahead of a stronger afternoon SE'ly.

Swell wise a new, small-moderate sized, mid-period S/SW swell from a polar low should fill in Saturday morning with another kick to the 3ft range on the Surf Coast, 4ft+ to the east along with some junky SE windswell.

We're likely to see winds improving for the beaches from Sunday, tending E/NE in the mornings as the high continues to slowly move east, squeezed then by a develop low off Western Australia.

The only issue is the swell though, with the slow moving nature blocking our main swell windows. There is some small S/SW swell due through Sunday and early next week but mostly to the 3ft range on the peninsula, 2ft to the west.

Another trough looks to bring a S/SW change late Monday, with lingering S'ly winds Tuesday but we'll have a closer look at this Wednesday.

Comments

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PLStocks Monday, 6 Dec 2021 at 11:06am

crap, crap and more crap to continue the crappy spring into summer

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willibutler Monday, 6 Dec 2021 at 8:21pm

shark attack on a female at ocean grove this arvo?

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Craig Monday, 6 Dec 2021 at 8:26pm

Got any more info or news link? A quick search didn't show anything.

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willibutler Monday, 6 Dec 2021 at 9:32pm

5-F7-BB9-F9-C1-D7-4-DBA-B264-A8030-ED8-B568
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Craig Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 5:37am

Oh wow, lost her arm? If true that's sad, thinking of her.

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goofyfoot Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 5:53am

Herald sun looks like it’s got an article about it but it’s subscriber only I can’t see it. Can’t really find anything else

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willibutler Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 7:03am

Radio said 2 bitten

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Stok Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 9:35am

How's Ash Hewson?

What a dog.

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Craig Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 10:56am

Totally!

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Stok Monday, 6 Dec 2021 at 9:08pm

Terrible luck if true, would've been thousands of people out in the water today.

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velocityjohnno Monday, 6 Dec 2021 at 8:57pm

Some joy little waves this arvo after work, hope the lady is OK.

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Craig Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 7:30am

Thanks doesn't sound too serious which is good.

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ringmaster Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 10:21am

How much does that wave pool cost again?

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stylemaster1970 Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 10:41am

Just your soul!

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natjon651 Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 1:20pm

Most likely a bronze whaler for my 2 bobs worth. Plenty of them around these parts and they breed off the bluff. Interesting that the media seems to have blown this up along with social media. I heard a lady this morning at the local coffee shop say there are heaps of great whites around at the moment. News to me and many others that surf and fish in these waters. The facts are the Barwon River has been spewing out water since all the rain we have been having. With this is lots of food and put that with a dusk swim probably not the best of decisions. I guess with the massive influx of new people to the coast and the lack of understanding of what would constitute unsafe conditions then we may see more of this into the future.. I'd imagine many other costal communities that have seen a massive influx of people since COVID may see similar decisions making by the new locals enjoying a swim on dusk. I am tipping the shark shit itself as much as the 2 people it bit. Perspective please people!

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Higgo Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 8:27pm

Nothing like a shark story to create hysteria on social media. After seeing the wound on the young fellas back, I’m not convinced it was a shark bite but could be wrong. I think everyone should wait until the experts have analysed the wounds

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Stok Tuesday, 7 Dec 2021 at 8:57pm

Come on, 7pm aint exactly dusk this time of year! I squeeze plenty of sessions in later than that. 8:15pm start is usually my cut off to get a little session in.

The river on the other hand....yeah that's not ideal.

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icandig Wednesday, 8 Dec 2021 at 7:16am

It might be coincidence, but the Ocean Grove camera seems to have the jitters.