This ridge of high pressure builds a fetch of Tradewinds through the Coral Sea over the coming 24-48 hrs and while the troughiness off the NSW coast disrupts the tradewind flow it should be sufficient in width and strength to see 1ft surf build later Sat, building further Sun into the 1-2ft range.

This is then augmented by a major front pushing into the Tasman, merging with the surface low to create a large area of low pressure in the Tasman.

Nothing major over the weekend, with a small, flukey NW swell in the mix. Better surf potential mid-next week.

There'll be no lack of swell this period with a larger groundswell due next week but winds will be the main issue and working around them.