Large waves pounded the east coast of Australia on Saturday reaching homes and engulfing Sydney's famous Bondi Beach.
Dangerous wave alerts have been issued across much of the New South Wales state coast, with strong winds causing threatening waves.
#Australia 🇦🇺 - A large part of the coastline of New South Wales, on the east coast of the country, was hit by 5 meter high waves on Saturday April 2.
Bondi Beach and Avoca beach were particularly affected pic.twitter.com/bQDvsnIvE9
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In video showing a five-metre swell, tidal water rushes to the doorsteps of houses and at Avoca Beach, a 90-minute drive north of Sydney, onlookers were fleeing the surging water.
Peter Evans, from the New South Wales Emergency Services, said crews were tending to several homes in the area where waves had entered properties, but conditions were improving.
"We hope the worst is over and we don't have tonight or tomorrow what we had this morning and tonight," he said.
Huge waves impact Bondi Beach, NSW, Australia at 10.00am today.
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#bondibeach #bondi #sydney #sydneyweather pic.twitter.com/lg44WCn9Z7
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Several extreme weather events in a few weeks
The clear weather has helped teams, but after months of heavy rains, water continues to seep into catchments, he added.
"The sea conditions are still very, very difficult."
In Sydney, the famous beach of Bondi Beach has disappeared under the waves crashing on the footbridges and pouring on a nearby road.
Meteorological services have issued a warning for the whole weekend of dangerous waves and strong winds from the north coast of New South Wales to the Victoria border.
Eastern Australia has experienced several extreme weather events in recent weeks, aided by the La Nina phenomenon and climate change.
Record bad weather and flooding have killed at least 22 people since early February.
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