Swellnet Forecast Notes

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 7 Feb 2014 at 5:16pm

South Australian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 7th February)

Best Days: Mid Coast: Sat/Mon: small waves on the tide. Wed/Thurs: small clean waves.
South Coast: Sat: fun improving waves all day as the N'ly straightens out the bumps.

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 7 Feb 2014 at 4:04pm

Victorian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 7th February)

Best Days: Saturday: fun waves west of Melbourne, better surf east of Melbourne in the a'noon. Wed/Thurs: great, sizeable waves east of Melbourne with offshore winds.

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 7 Feb 2014 at 2:24pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 7th February)

Best Days: Sat: easing combo of SE swells. Sun: small pulse of E'ly swell (mainly in NSW, less chance north of Byron)

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thermalben started the topic in Friday, 7 Feb 2014 at 1:00pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 7th February)

Best Days: Sat: small clean leftover SE swell. Sun: fun but inconsistent E’ly swell. 

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 5 Feb 2014 at 10:02pm

South Australian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 5th February)

Best Days: Outside chance for very late Thurs, otherwise Fri/Sat: small clean waves on the Mid. Late Tues/Wed/Thurs: small clean waves on the Mid. Victor looks OK Saturday and possibly early Sunday.

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 5 Feb 2014 at 8:16pm

Victorian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 5th February)
(sorry for the delay - we're down staff this week as Craig is away, so I'm squeezing in the forecast notes where I can)

Best Days: Thurs: fun beachies east of Melbourne. Fri PM/Sat: building long range groundswell with good surf just about everywhere. Next week: series of long range groundswells from Tues thru' Fri.

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 5 Feb 2014 at 4:59pm

South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 5th February)

Best Days: Thurs: building combo of SE swells in SE Qld. Fri: decent SE groundswell for the Mid North/Northern NSW coasts (and SE Qld too), but with lighter winds in the south. 

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 5 Feb 2014 at 1:33pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 5th February)

Best Days: Late Thurs/Fri: strong SE groundswell. Sat: small clean leftover SE swell. Sun: decent but inconsistent E’ly swell.

Recap: A peaky combo of NE windswell and easing E’ly groundswell padded out Tuesday morning before a gusty S’ly change pushed through mid-morning, building a new S’ly swell into the afternoon. Winds are onshore SE today with a moderate S/SE swell that’s really not offering anything worthwhile.

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thermalben started the topic in Wednesday, 5 Feb 2014 at 7:14am

Western Australia Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Wednesday 5th February)

Best Days: Plenty of surf Thurs/Fri but windy. Moderate swells over the weekend with the best conditions likely Sunday morning. Strong groundswell expected next Tues-Thurs.

This week (Feb 6-7)

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 3 Feb 2014 at 6:09pm

Victorian Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 3rd February)

Best Days: Wed/Thurs: great waves east of Melbourne. Fri/Sat/Sun: building long range groundswell with surf just about everywhere. Next week: series of long range groundswells form Tues thru' Sun.

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 3 Feb 2014 at 5:01pm

South East Queensland and Northern NSW Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 3rd February)

Best Days: Thurs/Fri/Sat: plenty of waves from a mix of sources (including some cyclone swell). Should be good waves for much of next week too.

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thermalben started the topic in Monday, 3 Feb 2014 at 1:58pm

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 3rd February)

Best Days: Friday: should see a decent SE groundswell. Sun/Mon: Solid E/NE swell on the cards.