Victoria Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 21st March)
Best Days: Sunday morning on the Surf Coast, early Monday on the Surf Coast, Wednesday onwards east of Melbourne
Recap
Yesterday was great with offshore winds and a moderate to large and easing SW groundswell to 3-4ft+ across the Surf Coast and 5-6ft+ along the Mornington Peninsula. Sea breezes spoilt conditions across the Surf Coast into the afternoon, while locations east of Melbourne remained relatively clean.
South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 19th March)
Best Days: Thurs/Fri: building trade swell with fun lumpy waves on the points. Sun/Mon/Tues: very, very inconsistent E'ly groundswell with variable conditions.
Recap: Slowly easing E’ly tending E/SE swell with early light winds tending moderate onshore.
Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 19th March)
Best Days: Middle of the day Friday at north-east swell magnets, early Sunday for a small clean SE swell, Monday for a super inconsistent E/NE groundswell
Recap
Our fun but inconsistent pulse of E/NE groundswell continued to ease yesterday from 2ft+ across open beaches under offshore winds. Today there was nothing really left with tiny surf across the coast.
Best Days: Thursday, Saturday morning, early Monday, Tuesday
Recap
Yesterday started off slow and small but a new swell built gradually during the day ahead of a much larger pulse today which has come in at 3ft+ across Clifton with offshore W/NW winds providing a few options across the coast.
Winds and swell are still holding strong but we should see this swell drop noticeably overnight, so make the most of this evening.
Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 19th March)
Best Days: Friday morning
Recap
A large pulse of S/SW groundswell filled in across the South West and Gero regions yesterday under SE winds, while Perth didn't seem to pick up too much size unfortunately with 2ft sets seen through the peak of the swell.
Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 19th March)
Best Days: Sun/Mon/Tues: very, very inconsistent E/NE groundswell with variable conditions.
Recap: Easing E/NE groundswell all day Tuesday (with generally good conditions), reaching a low point today with very little swell left across the coast and freshening southerly winds.
South Australian Forecast (issued Wednesday 19th March)
Best Days: Thursday, Saturday morning down South in protected locations, Monday - Wednesday down South in protected spots
Recap
The Mid Coast stated off slow yesterday with a light onshore but a new pulse of W/SW swell expected into the afternoon came in as forecast with 2ft sets breaking across the coast as winds remained light and became variable into the evening.
A strong pulse of S/SW groundswell that arrived through yesterday should be easing across the Indonesian Archipelago today and conditions would have been favourable across most spots early with a variable breeze. Expect moderate trades to kick in during the day focussing attention to west facing breaks.
South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 17th March)
Best Days: Thurs/Fri: Fun waves across the SE Qld and Northern NSW points as the trade swell rebuilds. Sun/Mon/Tues: Look out for another solid long period E'ly groundswell.
Victoria Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 21st March)
Best Days: Sunday morning on the Surf Coast, early Monday on the Surf Coast, Wednesday onwards east of Melbourne
Recap
Yesterday was great with offshore winds and a moderate to large and easing SW groundswell to 3-4ft+ across the Surf Coast and 5-6ft+ along the Mornington Peninsula. Sea breezes spoilt conditions across the Surf Coast into the afternoon, while locations east of Melbourne remained relatively clean.