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Residents in waterfront areas of Wamberal and The Entrance, north of Sydney, are being evacuated as massive waves and severe coastal erosion threaten homes.

Authorities have issued emergency warnings directing people to leave immediately, warning that dangerous surf is already causing significant damage to beachfront properties.

Emergency services crews have been going door-to-door to alert residents and assist with evacuations.

Officials say a high tide later tonight could worsen erosion, raising the risk of homes collapsing along the coastline.

“We’ve got a high tide coming in later this evening, in addition, you throw in a bit of the rain and it might not be worth taking the risk [to stay],” emergency services minister Jihad Dib said.

Residents across parts of New South Wales have been urged to stay inside as a powerful “bomb cyclone” brings torrential rain and destructive winds to Australia’s east coast.

The NSW State Emergency Service issued urgent warnings late on Tuesday for people in Jervis Bay, Ulladulla and Batemans Bay, where wind gusts exceeding 125kmph are possible overnight.

“Locally destructive wind gusts with peak gusts in excess of 125kmph are possible along the coastal fringe of the Illawarra and South Coast this evening and overnight, roughly between Jervis Bay and Batemans Bay, with this risk easing during Wednesday morning,” the SES said.

A severe weather warning to stay indoors also applies to residents on the exposed coastal fringe of the Sydney metropolitan area, particularly between Bulli and Collaroy.

The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts a further 100–200 mm of rain across parts of the Central Coast and Hunter region, with damaging winds expected to persist through Thursday as a powerful “bomb cyclone” batters New South Wales.