Surf's up across the Illawarra as large waves pound the region on Wednesday morning.
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Surfers have hit the water in droves, carving up the water under a bright blue sky and sunshine.
The surf at Wollongong has been described in surfing circles as the best it has been for some time and rated 7/10.
"There are some fun waves around this morning," a 7.30am update on surfing website, Swellnet, said.
"The surf is the best it has been for a while. Waves are averaging the three-to-five-foot with exposure south swell magnet beaches picking up most of the swell."
Despite the appeal, the Bureau of Meteorology has warned beachgoers to take care.
"Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, swimming and surfing," the bureau said.
A peak wave height of 7.5 metres was recorded off Port Kembla at 8am. The average recorded wave height at that time was 4.7 metres.
Jacob Cronje, a senior meteorologist at Weatherzone, said the powerful surf was "being enhanced in the wake of a cold front that's moving away from the coast".
"The system that we had over the weekend, those sustained south-easterly winds, are helping to enhance the surf. The winds today will start to tend off-shore and become weaker as a high-pressure system takes over.
"Conditions will definitely calm towards the afternoon. Having said that, from tomorrow we could see those conditions returning as winds will pick up ahead of a low-pressure system that's moving up the coast."
Mr Cronje said a strong wind warning had been issued for Thursday from Batemans Bay up to the Hunter.
"Although there's no surf warning out for tomorrow at this stage, those seas could increase upwards of 2.5 metres," he said.
with Megan Levy