Terrifying moment two teens ignore warnings not to walk on a promenade and are almost smashed by giant waves
- Teens were spotted on the promenade in Newcastle in NSW on Wednesday
- Footage showed them attempting to get towards the edge of the footbridge
- However, the pair were almost smashed by massive swells as they ran away
Two teenagers were almost wiped out by massive swells after ignoring severe weather warnings.
The pair were spotted on the promenade on a bike and scooter in Newcastle in New South Wales on Wednesday as monster waves threatened to smash them.
Footage shared to social media shows the pair attempting to make their way toward the end of the walkway.
The pair were spotted on the promenade on a bike and scooter in Newcastle in New South Wales
One of the boys suddenly turned around as he tried to escape the huge swell coming in toward them.
The other teenager continued to cycle slowly on his bike before another enormous wave crashed into the footbridge.
Earlier in the day, the Bureau of Meteorology issued a hazardous surf conditions for the state's coastline, with 11metre swells expected.
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However, this did not deter the teenagers who continued to make their way toward the edge of the footbridge.
Upon realising they were not going to get any further, the pair turned around and slowly made their way back to safety.
The footage then cuts to show the cyclist alone on the footbridge before realising his mistake and attempts to escape before being pushed off his bike.
The footage then cuts to show the cyclist alone on the footbridge before realising his mistake and attempts to escape before being pushed off his bike
Social media users were not impressed with the pair's actions and called them out for their recklessness.
'Natural selection right there. Can’t save them all,' one person wrote.
'Risking the lives of other people. Completely selfish,' another commented.
'There really should be a fine for stupidity,' someone else commented.
A large wave impacts the coast at Clovelly Beach on July 16, 2020 in Sydney
A man watches as large waves impact the coast at Clovelly Beach on July 16
The surf warning is in place for Wednesday and Thursday from Byron Bay to Eden due to huge swells and damaging winds.
The swell has been generated by a large low pressure system parked off of NSW, with waves causing significant erosion along the coast line.
A peak wave height off the Sydney coast overnight reached 11.6metres, with the NSW police marine area command advising people to stay out of the water and avoid surf-exposed areas.
Police have advised people planning to do coastal activities including rock fishing, boating, and swimming to reconsider.
The hazardous south-east swell rolled into Australia's east coast on Tuesday and will begin to ease into the weekend, with beach users told to remain wary of the waves.
A sightseer checks out the large swell impacting the coast at Clovelly Beach on July 16
'A deep low pressure system is centred over the central Tasman Sea,' the Bureau of Meteorology website reads.
'This system is whipping up blustery winds and powerful waves along parts of the New South Wales coast, with conditions gradually easing later in the week as the low moves east towards New Zealand and a high pressure ridge moves over the state from the west.'
A gale warning is in place for Thursday on the Byron coast, Coffs coast, Macquarie coast, Hunter coast, Sydney coast and Illawarra coast, with a strong wind warning for Sydney closed waters, Sydney coast, Illawarra coast, Batemans coast and Eden coast.
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