Still solid from the E and S- although a notch smaller-with winds easing slowly over the weekend

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Still solid from the E and S- although a notch smaller-with winds easing slowly over the weekend

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The evolution of the surface low in the sub-tropics is complicated and running a little behind schedule, but as we suggested on Wed we’ll see the remnants of severe TC Lola drift into and become absorbed into the large low centre over the weekend as it approaches the North Island.

Powerful swells from around the compass bring extended large surf event

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Powerful swells from around the compass bring extended large surf event

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Spectacular charts more characteristic of late Summer/Autumn with a Cat 5 TC in the South Pacific bearing down on Vanuatu, and a powerful frontal intrusion poised to enter the Tasman Sea backed by a monster high in the Bight. A strong S-SE surge associated with this system spawns a surface low off the North Coast when it encounters a trough line in that zone.