Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 3rd February)

Best Days: Monday morning desperate surfers in the South West, Thursday morning, Friday morning

Recap

Small clean waves across the South West yesterday morning but only to 2-3ft max, with poor conditions today as the swell eased further along with S'ly winds.

Perth and Mandurah have been tiny to flat.

This weekend and next week (Feb 4 - 10)

While the swell has faded through today, a slight uptick is expected through tomorrow, holding Saturday.

This S/SW swell is from weak polar fronts skirting around the south-east flank of a blocking high.

Only a small kick to 2-3ft+ is due into the afternoon across the South West's swell magnets, back to 2-3ft Sunday and Monday. The swell should then really tail away Tuesday leaving no real size at all. Perth and Mandurah aren't due to see any size at all off this swell.

Winds tomorrow are average with a S/SW'ly across the South West (S/SE Perth), better and from the SE but fresh Sunday.

Monday will be the cleanest and best chance to hunt a wave for desperate surfers with a fresh but easing E/NE offshore.

Onshore SW winds are then due to strengthen Tuesday linked to a surface trough moving across us.

This trough will kick up a weak SW windswell for Wednesday and Thursday but with no strength or length in the fetch behind the change, no major size is due.

Margs might see sloppy 3-5ft waves Wednesday, a but stronger as it eases Thursday from 4-5ft with morning offshores.

It'll be back to small swells after this though and strong offshores as a tropical cyclone forms off our North West. More on this Monday, have a great weekend!