Swellnet Forecast Notes

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Craig started the topic in Wednesday, 25 Dec 2013 at 7:54am

Victoria Forecast (issued Wednesday 25th December)

Best Days: Thursday morning, Saturday morning, early Sunday around Torquay

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Merry Christmas from the Swellnet team! A small mix of swells filled in yesterday across the Surf Coast with 2ft sets on the Surf Coast under morning W'ly winds, while the Mornington Peninsula saw average 3ft waves across the beaches. Winds only tended light to moderate S'ly during the afternoon keeping conditions workable for an afternoon surf.

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Craig started the topic in Wednesday, 25 Dec 2013 at 7:19am

Northern NSW and South East Queensland Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 25th December)

Best Days: Thursday morning at south swell magnets, Saturday morning, Sunday morning

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Craig started the topic in Wednesday, 25 Dec 2013 at 7:11am

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Wednesday 25th December)

Best Days: Friday morning, Monday morning for keen surfers, Tuesday morning

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Merry Christmas from the Swellnet team! A moderate increase in S'ly swell was seen yesterday to 3ft across south facing beaches during the day. Conditions were poor during the morning with fresh S-S/SE winds, but these eased and held from the S'th into the afternoon resulting in an improvement in conditions.

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 23 Dec 2013 at 4:27pm

Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 23rd December)

Best Days: Christmas morning, Thursday morning in protected spots, Saturday morning

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There hasn't been much happening in the surf department the last few days, and the trend has continued into today with tiny to flat waves across the state.

This week (Dec 24 - 27)

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 23 Dec 2013 at 3:46pm

Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 23rd November)

Best Days: Friday and Saturday mornings at north-east swell magnets

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The weekend started off slow, but heading into yesterday fresh levels of NE windswell started to build across the coast. This offered fun onshore peaks into the afternoon before dropping back to 2ft this morning with winds swinging offshore. The swell should of eased a touch this afternoon and winds have since gone around to the S'th.

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 23 Dec 2013 at 2:13pm

Southern Tasmania Forecast (issued Monday 23rd December)

Best Days: Wednesday

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The weekend started off average and tiny, but a new swell build through Saturday afternoon. Sunday morning offered fun and clean 1-2ft waves with an early light E/NE breeze.

The swell dropped during the day and back to a tiny 0.5-1ft today.

This week (Dec 24 - 27)

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 23 Dec 2013 at 1:41pm

South Australian Forecast (issued Monday 23rd December)

Best Days: Wednesday, early Thursday, Saturday morning

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Friday afternoon's increase in stormy S/SE windswell eased back to 3-4ft on Saturday across the South Coast and conditions improved during the day as the trough linked to the swell drifted south-west. This resulted in fresh morning E/SE winds backing off and swinging light offshore into the afternoon. The Mid Coast was tiny and clean with the stiff offshore.

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 23 Dec 2013 at 12:39pm

Victoria Forecast (issued Monday 23rd December)

Best Days: Christmas Day, Thursday morning, Saturday morning

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Saturday was average with onshore winds and a poor mix of swells. Sunday however saw the surface trough responsible for Saturday's poor conditions move south-west resulting in winds swinging offshore, cleaning up fun 2ft+ waves on the Surf Coast and 3ft to occasionally 4ft surf on the Mornington Peninsula.

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 23 Dec 2013 at 11:17am

Northern NSW and South East Queensland Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 23rd December)

Best Days: Tuesday morning for keen surfers, early Thursday

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The weekend continued to provide plenty of E'ly trade-swell as it slowly eased across the region. SE Qld picked up the most size, with smaller waves seen from the Northern NSW coast south.

Sunday offered the cleanest conditions with light offshores, while Saturday was average with N'ly winds.

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Craig started the topic in Monday, 23 Dec 2013 at 10:14am

Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 23rd December)

Best Days: Wednesday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning

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A small north-east windswell eased through Saturday under freshening S'ly winds, but this kicked up an afternoon increase in windswell.

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 20 Dec 2013 at 4:15pm

Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 20th November)

Best Days: No decent days.

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Tiny levels of NE windswell developed late yesterday and has come in at 1ft+ or so across the coast this morning with S'ly winds.

This weekend and Monday (Dec 21 - 23)

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Craig started the topic in Friday, 20 Dec 2013 at 3:45pm

Southern Tasmania Forecast (issued Friday 20th December)

Best Days: Early Sunday, Wednesday

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Wednesday afternoon's late pulse of swell eased back to 1ft yesterday under hot N'ly winds

This week and weekend (Dec 21 - 22)