SURF FORECAST

A steep building trend in SSE windswell sets in on Tuesday and holds a peaks of 4 to 6ft plus across exposed areas from Wednesday to Saturday under strong SSE winds. Expect good to excellent conditions inside the points and bays from Wednesday onwards.

Distant ESE swell mixes with a building SE trade wind swell into the afternoon. Ranging from 1 to 2ft+ exposed breaks. Minor rise in SE trade windswell during the afternoon. WIND: Light variable inshore winds at dawn prior to freshening ESE to SE at 15 to 20 knots.

Steady push in building SE trade wind swell under freshening SE winds. Ranging from 2 to 3ft+ at exposed beaches, rising 3 to 5ft during the afternoon and up to 4 to 6ft across northern NSW southern exposures. Wrapping in at a clean 1 to 2ft on the Points, rising 2 to 4ft

late. WIND: S to SE to a 15 to 20 knot freshening 20 to 30 knots into the morning.

Short range SE swell. Ranging from 3 to 6ft exposed breaks. Wrapping at lower levels inside the points and bays. WIND: Early lighter SSW inshore, tending SSE to SE 20 to 25 knots.

Reinforcing SE swell. Up to 4 to 6ft+ exposed breaks, wrapping in at 3 to 5ft inside the points and bays with size depending on exposure. WIND: Early lighter SSW inshore, tending SE 20 to 25 knots.

SE swell. Solid sets ranging from 4 to 6ft+ exposed breaks, grading to 3 to 5ft inside the points and bays. WIND: Early lighter SSW inshore, tending SE 20 to 25 knots.

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