No great change to the weekend f/cast. An approaching complex trough, front and low complex will see freshening N/NE-NE winds through Sat with only a brief period of light NW winds inshore early.
Incoming troughs and lows will bring shifting winds and swells, onshore when biggest, cleanest when easing.
We've got an average period with poor conditions at the peak of the coming weak swells, small when winds go back offshore.
Small bump in swell for the weekend, then slow again but with weak to non-existent trades in areas.
The synoptic set-up looks quite unseasonal at the moment with a 1031 hPa high drifting over NSW and a 1007 hPa low slow moving in the Tasman west of the North Island. The SE surge from this high has generated some small, scrappy surf. Get in quickly for this swell, we’ll see some more small surf tomorrow then easing swells for Fri and back to flat for the weekend.
Nothing much of interest in the short run. A deep polar low sends some small long period S swell wrap to the Coast tomorrow.
Make the most of the coming mornings of surf as this weekend and next week look tricky with onshore winds and funky swells.
The synoptic set-up looks quite unseasonal at the moment with a 1031 hPa high drifting over NSW and a 1007 hPa low slow moving in the Tasman west of the North Island. Current ASCAT (satellite windspeed) passes show broad fetch of mostly strong S-S/SE winds with some embedded low end gales reasonably well aimed for East coast swell production.
The coming period remains so/so, but we might see a larger swell developing for late next week.
The synoptic set-up looks quite unseasonal at the moment with a 1031 hPa high drifting over NSW and a 1007 hPa low slow moving in the Tasman west of the North Island. Current ASCAT (satellite windspeed) passes show broad fetch of mostly strong S-S/SE winds with some embedded low end gales reasonably well aimed for East coast swell production.
