Swellnet Forecast Notes

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 14 Feb 2014 at 5:54pm

South Australian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 14th February)

Best Days: Mon: improving conditions at Victor Harbor as winds swing onshore. Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri: small waves on the Mid with varying quality dependent on local winds. 

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 14 Feb 2014 at 4:07pm

Victorian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 14th February)

Best Days: Saturday - some potential east of Melbourne with SE winds possibly going variable around the middle of the day. The Surf Coast may also see early onshores tend variable, which would work well for the beachies. Wednesday: strong swell due mid-next week with good opportunities for Torquay at this stage.

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 14 Feb 2014 at 2:17pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 14th February)

Best Days: No great days.

Recap: Hardly any surf over the last few days, with most beaches seeing weak lines of a foot or less.

This weekend (Feb 15-16)

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 14 Feb 2014 at 12:26pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 14th February)

Best Days: Saturday, early Sunday: small peaky NE swell. Thurs/Fri/Sat: solid south swell.

Recap: Hardly any surf over the last few days, with most beaches seeing weak lines of swell of a foot or less.

This weekend (Feb 15-16)

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014 at 5:38pm

South Australian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 12th February)

Best Days: Thurs/Fri: small windows of small waves on the Mid (mainly the afternoons).

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014 at 4:58pm

Victorian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 12th February)

Best Days: Thurs: open beaches east of Melbourne.

Recap: Mainly small waves with early E’ly winds tending S’ly throughout the days. A new long period groundswell arrived this morning (detected at the Pt Nepean buoy just after 8am), but it’s been slow to build. However Cape Sorell is showing an upwards trend and we’re looking at a full day of waves tomorrow as the bulk swell energy moves through.

This week (Feb 13-14)

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014 at 2:16pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 12th February)

Best Days: No great days. 

Recap: Tiny waves over the last few days with early light winds and moderate to fresh afternoon sea breezes.

This week (Feb 13-14)

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 12 Feb 2014 at 11:56am

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 12th February)

Best Days: No great days, really. Sat morning looks the best right now with a peaky NE windswell in the water.

Recap: Tiny waves over the last few days with generally average to poor conditions.

This week (Feb 13-14)

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 10 Feb 2014 at 5:35pm

South Australian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 10th February)

Best Days: Mid Coast: Wed/Thurs: small clean waves. South Coast: Tues/Wed mornings: clean (if slightly lumpy) waves for the early session.

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 10 Feb 2014 at 3:58pm

Victorian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 10th February)

Best Days: Tues/Wed/Thurs: Great waves east of Melbourne, solid at times.

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 10 Feb 2014 at 2:29pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 10th February)

Best Days: No great days.

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 10 Feb 2014 at 12:29pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 10th February)

Best Days: No great days. Small flukey swells are expected all week. Sat morning looks the best right now with a peaky NE windswell and a S'ly wind change.

Recap: Easing SE swells and early light winds created some fun waves on Saturday morning before wave heights abated into the afternoon with freshening NE winds.