A southerly swell brought big surf to Bondi Beach in Sydney yesterday.
The Bureau of Meteorology said the swell was generated by a low-pressure system in the Tasman Sea.
Weather warnings remain in place for large lengths of the NSW coast, with warnings to expect waves of up to five metres.
Major roads were closed and residents prepared to evacuate Sydney’s southern suburbs as a downpour in NSW caused flash flooding.
The Richmond Bridge was closed by the afternoon as water levels rose.
SES personnel on Menangle Road where the bridge was under water and two cars were inundated by the rising floodwaters.
