Large choppy swell tomorrow, easing from the afternoon

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Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 6thJune)

Best Days: Protected spots tomorrow and Wednesday, Perth Thursday morning, Friday both coasts

Recap

Poor onshore solid waves on Saturday with much cleaner and pumping waves Sunday to 4-6ft in the South West and 2ft+ around Perth.

This morning the surf was small and average with a freshening NW breeze leaving no decent options. A large and powerful new SW groundswell has started to show across the South West and this will continue to build through this evening.

This week and weekend (Jun 7 - 12)

This afternoon's building SW groundswell across the South West is due to peak early tomorrow to a large and powerful 12ft to occasionally 15ft across the South West with larger sets at offshore bommies.

Perth should see 3ft to occasionally 4ft waves but conditions are looking poor with a gusty S/SW'ly.

Wednesday will see the swell ease under gusty S/SE winds across Perth, and S'ly winds in the South West, leaving protected breaks with the best conditions.

Into Thursday conditions will be cleaner around Perth, but the swell only 2ft on the sets. Margs will see increasing W'ly winds, possibly variable at dawn.

Friday should see a new SW groundswell from a strong polar low firing up over the coming days to our south-west. This will only be short-lived, generating a kick to 6ft+ in the South West and 2ft in Perth with offshore E/SE winds to the north and SE winds around Margs.

The swell is due to ease through the day and further Saturday with increasing N/NE winds.

Longer term a strong but short-lived mid-latitude low firing up to our west later this week is due to generate a good W'ly swell for Sunday but the low itself in a weakened form will move across us Sunday bringing fresh W'ly winds.

Beyond this some larger cleaner SW groundswell is on the cards, but more on this Wednesday.