Swellnet Forecast Notes

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 24 Mar 2014 at 5:24pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 24th March)

Best Days: Tues: easing combo of swells with mainly variable winds.

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 24 Mar 2014 at 5:20pm

Southern Tasmania Forecast (issued Friday 21st February)

Best Days: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday morning

Recap

The weekend started off average with an onshore breeze and 2ft or so of swell with no real quality.

Sunday saw cleaner conditions with a smaller and easing 1-2ft of swell under offshore winds. Today another pulse of swell has started to fill in keeping 1-2ft waves hitting Clifton with light offshores, but these have since given into SE sea breezes.

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 24 Mar 2014 at 4:56pm

Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 24th March)

Best Days: Thursday morning, Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning

Recap

There hasn't been much swell at all around the coast but offshore winds have favoured exposed spots across the state.

This week (Mar 24 - 28)

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 24 Mar 2014 at 4:17pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 24th March)

Best Days: Tues: easing combo of swells with improving conditions north of Wollongong (remaining onshore in the south).

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 24 Mar 2014 at 4:08pm

South Australian Forecast (issued Monday 24th March)

Best Days: Every morning from Wednesday onwards

Recap

A solid S/SW groundswell filled in Saturday as fresh morning E/NE winds favoured the Goolwa end of the coast as well as protected locations around Victor and further west. The Mid Coast was clean but tiny.

The swell eased into Sunday as winds tended variable during the morning creating lumpy/glassy conditions while the afternoon was torn to shreds with a fresh sea breeze.

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 24 Mar 2014 at 11:53am

Victoria Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 24th March)

Best Days: Tuesday and Wednesday east of Melbourne, Thursday everywhere working around the winds, Friday everywhere, Saturday-Monday exposed breaks

Recap

A strong pulse of SW groundswell filled in Saturday but conditions were poor with a fresh to strong S/SW breeze.

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 21 Mar 2014 at 5:19pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 21st March)

Best Days: All days should have good waves. Biggest Sun/Mon/Tues.

Recap: Building trade swell with fun lumpy waves on the points. 

This weekend (Mar 22-23)

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 21 Mar 2014 at 4:30pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 21st March)

Best Days: Sat/Sun: small, fun peaky waves with light variable winds. Late Sun/Mon/Tues: very inconsistent E/NE groundswell but with generally average/poor conditions from Mon morning onwards.

Recap:  Small peaky swells Thursday, increasing a little today. Mainly light variable winds in most areas, but freshening from the NE in the south.

This weekend (Mar 22-23)

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 21 Mar 2014 at 4:07pm

Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 21st March)

Best Days: Monday morning at south swell magnets, dawn Wednesday at open beaches

Recap

Tiny surf persisted into yesterday, while today a new NE windswell is on the build and should of peaked around 2ft across north-east facing beaches during the middle of the day as winds swing offshore ahead of a strong change.

This weekend (Mar 22 -23)

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 21 Mar 2014 at 3:38pm

Southern Tasmania Forecast (issued Friday 21st March)

Best Days: Sunday morning, Tuesday, Wednesday morning, Thursday morning

Recap

The surf was fun yesterday morning with a dropping swell and clean conditions under an offshore wind that persisted nearly all day.

Today the surf started out tiny and clean but a change has since moved through creating poor conditions. A new swell should also arrive later in the day but conditions will be terrible.

This weekend (Mar 22 - 23)

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 21 Mar 2014 at 1:24pm

Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 21st March)

Best Days: No great days

Recap

There hasn't been much to talk about surf wise across the state with small amounts of swell best suited to the Margaret River and Geraldton regions.

A small reinforcing S/SW swell has kept fun waves hitting these regions into today, while Perth and Mandurah have remained tiny.

This weekend and next week (Mar 22 - 28)

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 21 Mar 2014 at 11:38am

South Australian Forecast (issued Friday 21st March)

Best Days: Saturday morning in protected locations down South for keen surfers, Thursday morning, Friday morning

Recap

Yesterday was great across both coasts with an easing SW groundswell from 1-2ft on the Mid Coast and generally 3-5ft across the South Coast with offshore winds. Conditions remained clean down South into the early afternoon before a weak sea breeze kicked in.