Buses replace ferries for second day as wild water conditions continue
A severe weather warning remains in place for Sydney and large parts of coastal NSW, with rough water conditions expected until the weekend.
A Tasman low brought wild weather to parts of the state on Tuesday, with wind gusts exceeding 100km/h at Wollongong and reaching 87km/h at North Head in Sydney.
A sign notifying the public that Coogee Beach was closed on Wednesday morning.Credit:Kate Geraghty
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a warning for dangerous surf and hazardous surf this week. Peak waves exceeding 10 metres were measured just offshore of Sydney on Tuesday evening.
Waves exceeding six metres were recorded at Bondi Beach and Cronulla Beach before 9am on Wednesday.
The conditions have sparked fears for a missing surfer witnessed struggling in the water 200 metres from Coogee Beach on Tuesday afternoon. A police search for the man recommenced at first light on Wednesday.
Sydney's Manly ferry was replaced by a bus service for the second day in a row on Wednesday due to rough conditions.
"Passengers are advised to allow extra travel time and check information displays at wharves for service updates," Transport for NSW said in a statement.
The Bureau of Meteorology's Shuang Wang said it would still be "pretty windy" in Sydney on Wednesday, although most of the week's rain has already fallen.
"There could still be some lighter showers for the coastal fringe," she said.
After a drenching before dawn on Tuesday, Sydney recorded more modest rainfall in the 24 hours to 9am on Wednesday, with 16 millimetres recorded at Bondi and Little Bay in the city's east and 15 millimetres at Observatory Hill.
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