Models are also suggesting a deep sub-tropical low in Tongan longitudes right on the edge of the swell window (see below), which looks to supply some long period E/SE swell through Wed into Fri.

Next week looks very slow so make the most of the current E/SE swell and new SW swell spike for the weekend.

995 hPa low still sitting in the Central Tasman, but the supporting high pressure cell has slipped in underneath the low and as a result we’re seeing a slowly diminishing fetch and easing pressure gradients both in the Tasman and along the coastal fringe.

Tomorrow will be very dynamic as a mid-latitude moves across us bringing a wide variation of winds (improving) along with some new west swell.