Certainly by Thurs the synoptic chart should look insane with a deep low (970-980hPa) retrograding into the Tasman, positioned inside the North island with plenty of space for severe gale to low end storm force winds to be aimed up at the east coast.

The coming period will be cleanest on the beaches with better swells than what appear expected.

It's a bit of a tricky weekend of waves, but the short version is there should be something fun and it’ll be clean on top.

The weekend looks fun each morning ahead of a good pulse of S/SW groundswell Tuesday.