INTENSE rain and wind along the Shoalhaven’s coast line has caused minor damage to some homes.
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State Emergency Service’s Nowra unit received 10 calls for assistance over the past 24 hours to help with fallen trees and leaking roofs.
Some areas affected included, Greenwell Point, Shoalhaven Heads, Sanctuary Point and Vincentia.
SES Nowra unit controller Mark Kielly said weather conditions are expected to continue for the week which may result in more calls for assistance.
Until 9am Tuesday the Weather Centre at HMAS Albatross had recorded 56.4mm of rain in the last 24-hour period.
The area also received 12.8mm for the 24 hours to 9am Monday.
The area has now received 111.6mm of rain for April, well above the average of 61.4mm and on track to eclipse the wettest April, which was in 2013 where 117.2mm was recorded.
The area shivered through a cold Monday and Tuesday with the temperature dropping as low as 11.7 degrees on Monday just after 10am and rose to a high of 14.5 degrees by mid afternoon.
The temperature was 15.5 at 5.45am Tuesday, but was hovering around the 13-14 degree mark.
The weather station recorded windspeeds of up to 46km per hour on Monday, with wind gusts reaching 63 and 65km between 2.30pm and 4.30pm, while on Tuesday morning a gust of 61km was recorded.
According to the weather bureau the area can expect heavy rain and wind into Tuesday afternoon, reducing to showers by 6pm. Heavy rain is expected to return in the early hours of Wednesday through until about lunchtime, with winds reaching around 30km per hour.
Nowra is heading for a top of 17 degrees on Wednesday.
Like many beaches along the coast, Warrain Beach at Culburra Beach put on spectacular show on Tuesday morning as large swells pounded the shoreline, with a number of locals and visitors to stop at the Penguin Head headland and watch the wild surf.