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A person walks past large breaking waves at Clovelly beach on Saturday morning.

Swimmer rescued from Bondi surf as Sydney battered by powerful winds and huge swells

Beachgoers, boaties and fishers have been urged to stay away from the NSW coast amid a one-in-100 year swell warning for the weekend.

  • Linda Morris

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Sydney could receive between 70 and 100 millimetres of rain on Saturday evening, Tristan Sumarna from the weather bureau says.

Sydney’s sticky weather to turn into severe storms

A man has been struck by lightning near Wollongong as Sydney expects between 70 and 100 millimetres of rain this evening and into tomorrow morning.

  • Kayla Olaya
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 09: Flooded cars at Edmondstone Street in the suburb of Newmarket on March 09, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. Australia’s east coast is experiencing severe weather as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves south. While downgraded from cyclone status, the weather system continues to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding, particularly in the Gold Coast and northern NSW regions. Authorities have issued severe weather warnings, and coastal areas remain at risk of significant erosion and hazardous surf conditions. Residents are urged to stay updated on local warnings, avoid floodwaters, and prepare for ongoing disruptions. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

Hailstorms, cyclones prompt multibillion-dollar claims

Extreme weather events cost $3.5 billion in insured losses as hailstorms lashed Australia in 2025, more than five times higher than the previous year.

  • Grace Crivellaro
SMH: Wild Weather, Sydney Northern Beaches. Narambeen Lake.

Flash floods and landslide in Sydney as wild weather hits

The State Emergency Service has responded to over 1600 calls for help as intense rainfall sweeps across coastal NSW.

  • Ben Cubby, Julie Power and Nigel Gladstone
Paddle boarders in small surf at Manly on Wednesday.

Big surf to reshape Sydney beaches after ‘wave drought’

A short-lived coastal storm will bring waves as high as four metres to the Sydney, Illawarra and South Coast, prompting a hazardous surf warning.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
This week’s heatwave spilled across the country from the west.

Australia’s summer bares its teeth as the heat is unfurled from the west

The worst heatwave since 2020 began in the far west and has yet to leave the east.

  • Aidan Elwig Pollock
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‘Grumpy, exhausted and really unwell’: How to cope with heatwave nights

As the first heatwave of the summer kicks in, prepare for sweaty, sleepless nights. After sweltering days, both Melbourne and Sydney will still have 23 degrees at midnight.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Henry, 10, and Toby, 7, McGarry from Faulconbridge hose off after a swim at Penrith Beach on a previous scorcher in early December.

Monster heatwave to bring scorching days, warm nights and fire risk

A wall of heat is moving from the north-west coast of Western Australia across the continent, bringing the first heatwave of the summer to Sydney and Melbourne.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Mourners lay flowers outside the Bondi Pavilion.

Sydney to Hobart race to feature tribute to victims of Bondi terror attack

The tribute will feature 15 boats of the race fleet to commemorate the 15 lives lost during the terror attack at Bondi.

  • Frances Howe
There is a 30 to 60 per cent of showers in Sydney on Christmas Day.

Umbrellas or sunscreen? Sydney’s Christmas Day weather forecast revealed

Last year Sydneysiders were greeted with warm, clear skies on Christmas Day. Here’s what’s in store this year.

  • Cindy Yin