High pressure has drifted up over NENSW and  into the Tasman and an approaching trough and cut-off low really ramps up the pressure gradient short term, leading to fresh/strong N/NE-N’ly winds off the coast.

Low pressure formation looks likely, possibly a strong cut-off low moving into the Tasman Thurs and offering an initial spike in S swell Thurs before better angled S/SE swell into the weekend if the low hangs around in the south-east Tasman near the South Island. 

Today and tomorrow are the pick of the period for the exposed beaches with nothing really of note for the Surf Coast.

Nothing of interest in the Coral Sea next week suggesting more tiny/flat surf.