Swellnet Forecast Notes

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 31 Mar 2014 at 4:16pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 31st March)

Best Days: Friday: chance for a peaky short range S/SE swell with early offshore winds. Saturday/Sunday: solid S/SE swell but with tricky winds. 

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 31 Mar 2014 at 2:18pm

Victoria Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 31st March)

Best Days: Tuesday afternoon exposed spots, Wednesday morning, possibly early Thursday on the Surf Coast before an onshore change

Recap

Saturday was great across exposed coasts with an easing small swell and light offshore winds. Sunday saw smaller waves with lighter and variable winds during the morning, creating glassy and slightly lumpy conditions.

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 28 Mar 2014 at 8:18pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 28th March)

Best Days: Sat: Improving surf in Northern NSW as winds swing NW. Sun: fun small surf in most regions with light winds early. Mon onwards: return to the trade swell regime.

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 28 Mar 2014 at 6:50pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 28th March)

Best Days: Sat: peaky NE swell with early W/SW winds in Sydney (S'ly elsewhere). Sun: Small mix of S'ly and NE swell with improving conditions.

Recap: Fun peaky E/NE swell both Thursday and Friday, along with a small long period S’ly swell today. Generally light to moderate N/NE winds, lighter early mornings.

This weekend (Mar 29-30)

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 28 Mar 2014 at 12:10pm

Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 28th March)

Best Days: Monday morning, Tuesday onwards

Recap

Small clean waves have continued across the state the last few days, but a slight increase in swell was seen through yesterday and this has persisted into today to 3ft in the South West and Perth, with 1-1.5ft surf around Perth.

This weekend and Monday (Mar 29 - 31)

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 28 Mar 2014 at 11:00am

South Australian Forecast (issued Friday 28th March)

Best Days: Saturday morning, Sunday morning, mid-late next week winds pending

Recap

A strong and powerful S/SW groundswell filled in yesterday with variable tending offshore winds during the morning, creating clean and glassy conditions. Size wise, Middleton reached an easy 3-4ft, with bigger sets to 6ft reported out at Waits and Parsons.

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 28 Mar 2014 at 9:32am

Victoria Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 28th March)

Best Days: Saturday -Tuesday at exposed spots, Wednesday onwards west of Melbourne

Recap

Yesterday was quite an interesting day. A surface trough moving south-east across the state brought with it a swing in wind direction from the E/SE during the morning to a light N/NE'ly. With this the weather did clear and conditions cleaned up, but it didn't quite reach further east of Phillip Island.

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Craig started the topic in Wednesday, 26 Mar 2014 at 5:28pm

South Australian Forecast (issued Wednesday 26th March)

Best Days: Thursday up until early afternoon, Friday morning, Saturday morning, Sunday at exposed spots, Tuesday morning

Recap

Sorry for the short notes, on the road this week.

There hasn't been much to talk about the last few days with plenty of swell across the South Coast but poor and fresh SE winds both yesterday and this morning.

This week (Mar 26 - 28)

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 26 Mar 2014 at 5:16pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 26th March)

Best Days: Fri: unlikely to be good surf but keep an eye out for localised periods of light winds. Sat: Improving surf in Northern NSW as winds swing NW. Sun: fun surf in most regions with light winds. Mon onwards: return to the trade swell regime.

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Craig started the topic in Wednesday, 26 Mar 2014 at 4:43pm

Victoria Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 26th March)

Best Days: Thursday morning protected spots east of Melbourne, Friday morning arond Torquay, Saturday-Sunday exposed spots across the state

Recap

Sorry for the short notes, on the road this week.

Yesterday was average across all but the most protected breaks with a stiff onshore SE wind (that tended E'ly during the morning east of Melbourne) and a moderate amount of SW groundswell.

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 26 Mar 2014 at 3:48pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 26th March)

Best Days: Sat: peaky NE swell with early W/SW winds. Sun: Small mix of S'ly and NE swell with early light winds. 

Recap: Light winds between the Hunter and Wollongong regions on Tuesday, along with a strong but easing E’ly swell. Smaller surf today with generally light winds tending NE and freshening.

This week (Mar 27-28 onwards)

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 24 Mar 2014 at 6:04pm

Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 24th March)

Best Days: Tuesday morning, Thursday in northern corners and south swell magnets, Friday morning

Recap

A moderate increase in S/SE windswell was seen Saturday but conditions were average with associated S'ly winds.