Monster surf batters Bondi Icebergs pool and leaves trail of carnage across Sydney beaches
Source: The Guardian | Published: April 2, 2025, 5:45 a.m.
Wild 5.5 metre swells hammer the eastern NSW coastline, causing damage to key walkways and closing beaches
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Locals in Sydney’s east woke on Wednesday to discover the city’s most famous beaches and walkways battered and damaged by huge overnight swells.
Bondi, Bronte, Clovelly and Cronulla beaches were among the areas smashed by 5.5 metre swells.
Bondi’s world famous Icebergs pool was hit hard by the wild surf. Some glass fences by the pool were broken and railings mangled. The wreckage of a large water tank was strewn on the sand.
Sam Bebb, the operations manager at Wylie’s baths in Coogee, just south of Bondi, said they got “lucky” compared to Icebergs – thanks to their amenities being elevated above sea level.
“The worst … is some broken seating on the pool deck and damage that we haven’t quite been able to assess to the fence line surrounding the premises,” Bebb said.