Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 21st April)
Best Days: No good days
Recap
Saturday's expected large increase in E'ly groundswell came in a lot stronger than forecast with peak periods reaching 20s overnight Friday, while as the bulk of the swell filled in Saturday morning in the 17-18s range, open beaches picked up 8-10ft waves.
Best Days: Every day over the coming period besides Thursday and Saturday
Recap
A strong pulse of long-range W/SW groundswell filled in Saturday but winds were average and cross-onshore from the W/SW. Sunday offered much better waves with a drop in swell from 2-3ft and offshore winds.
Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 21st of April)
Best Days: Tuesday morning, Thursday morning, Saturday morning
Recap
Friday's large and powerful swell eased through Saturday under less favourable and fresh S/SE winds, which favoured protected locations over more exposed breaks. Sunday was better with the arrival of a new SW groundswell under offshore winds.
This swell has since eased back through today with more variable winds creating OK conditions.
South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Monday 21st April)
Best Days: No great days. Maybe a small trade swell for the beachies in SE Qld from late Thurs thru' the weekend but nothing great is likely just now. Next week: Better chance for a more robust E'ly swell.
South Australian Forecast (issued Monday 21st April)
Best Days: Wednesday, Friday, early Saturday, Sunday
Recap
Saturday was pretty much pumping everywhere with a peak in large W/SW groundswell to 2-3ft on the Mid Coast and either side of 6ft down South with light variable winds that tended locally offshore.
The swell dropped into Sunday but the Mid continued to offer clean 2ft waves, with an easing 4-5ft of swell down South under light offshores.
Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 18th April)
Best Days: Saturday, Sunday, early Monday
Recap
Strong levels of E'ly swell continued yesterday and bucked the expected easing trend from Wednesday, while today a reinforcing E/SE groundswell has kept 4-5ft+ waves hitting the coast under morning offshores.
South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales by Ben Matson (issued Friday 18th April)
Best Days: Easter Sat/Sun: Large, strong SE groundswell with NW tending SW winds. Smaller surf in SE Qld but still quite strong. Sun: easing SE swell and a building S'ly swell in the Mid North and (later) Northern NSW Coasts. Best conditions early. Mon: rapidly easing swells with good winds early.
Western Australia Surf Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 18th of April)
Best Days: Saturday in protected spots, Sunday morning, Tuesday morning, Wednesday morning,
Recap
Wednesday's pulse of swell eased back through yesterday under poor onshores in the South West, while conditions were cleaner and better further north of Bunbury.
Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra Surf Forecast by Ben Matson (issued Friday 18th April)
Best Days: Easter Sat/Sun: Large, strong E/SE groundswell with offshore winds. Late Easter Sat/Sun: strong S'ly groundswell. Mon: small leftovers with offshore winds.
Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Monday 21st April)
Best Days: No good days
Recap
Saturday's expected large increase in E'ly groundswell came in a lot stronger than forecast with peak periods reaching 20s overnight Friday, while as the bulk of the swell filled in Saturday morning in the 17-18s range, open beaches picked up 8-10ft waves.