Pressure gradients will now slowly ease as the low starts to dissipate and the strong high weakens as it moves South of Tasmania through tomorrow. As this swell generating pattern breaks down we’ll be left with a weak, troughy pattern coming into the Xmas weekend with no major swell sources on hand, so you’ll need to get your grovel boards ready for Santa.

There's a weak mix of swells with east winds due over the coming days ahead of some new groundswell late week. Winds will deteriorate as the swell peaks.

A good swell will be spoilt by onshore winds on the weekend. Early next week will be cleaner but small.

A reintensification of the Tasman Low on Saturday and Sunday - further east, near New Zealand - will generate a renewal of strong S/SE thru SE swell for Monday.