Snap Frozen

Report - 4.5m SW swell. 30kt SW winds. 10.20am High Tide. Max temp 11

The max temp is fine if you are somehow sheltered from the wind and in the sun, but with wind chill its down to about 0. So if anyone is in the water today I hope they have an extra good wettie.

Not that there is anything worth surfing. Its all onshore and messy. Despite the old rule of if there is snow on the mountain then the points are on, the swell isnt big enough. The high tide and virtually non-existent low arent helping.

Wedge was on again Wed morning, about 2-3ft and more consistent than Monday, but backed off around lunchtime.

Still none of the long peeling lefts, which must be because of the westerly swell.

The banks will be getting all shifted around again today, so hopefully they will line up nicely for tomorrow.

Report - 3.5m SW swell. 20knot Northerlies. 8.35am high tide.

Some decent waves rolling in on the high tide today. With the low tide not actually being all that low, they should pretty well keep up for the rest of the day. The wind is getting stronger but RSLs and Rebounds are protected from northerlies so should be ok.

Yesterday Wedge got up to about 3 ft, with long waits between sets those wearing full rubber were able to stay out longer than most. It was closing out a bit, but still some nice barrels for the lucky few who got into it.

More snow on the mountain tonight, but the wind and swell should be quite west will just have wait and see if the points get up.

The water is cold so seems to be keeping the crowds away.

Big swells then nothing

Report - 4.5m SW swell. West winds. 10.25am low tide

The 4.5m swell must have a lot of west in it, as its not really producing any waves of significant size.

the west wind is also pretty much on shore and stuffing up whats around anyway. I certainly haven't seen anyone in the water this morning.

Maybe we are all still basking in the afterglow of the big easterly swell last week.

Since then the weather has been all bad, cold, snow on the mountains and no real decent swell that normally comes with it.

Bring on the points, come on.

South Arm Doldrums

Report - 3m SW swell. Light northerly winds. Low Tide 12.43 pm.

The combo of mid range swell and low tide is seeing glassy closeouts all along the peninsular.

Other than a rip at sandpits during high tide no other beach seems to be providing much worth surfing at the moment.

There were small waves about at Wedge over the weekend which provided some entertainment, but was far from epic.

Swells have been coming, but banks just seem to be not happening this winter.

Given the warm (well for Tassie in winter) weather sometimes its worth having a paddle out anyway. there certainly isnt any crowd to deal with.

Winter banks?

report - 3m SW. NE winds swinging to very light NW in the afternoon. High tide 2.44pm

Its really hard to find a decent wave to surf around South Arm at the moment.

Sandpits seems to have the only bank going, thanks to a strong rip just south of the carpark.

The swell has been disappointing, but got up a bit today and there were a few out taking advantage of the wind change.

The swell looks likely to continue for a few days, although the winds will be onshore. Maybe the early risers can beat the wind.

Water temp has to be around 10degrees, but feels like 0 after an hour or so. Rubber up.