Battle to save Byron as king tides, 8m seas cause ‘massive erosion’

Monday December 14, 2020

Eight-metre waves off the far northern NSW coast are causing alarm as Byron Bay’s Main Beach is hit by “massive” coastal erosion as a king tide approaches.

Waves of up to 8m have caused massive erosion at Byron Bay. (Photo: ABC)

There have been more than 50 calls for help overnight to the NSW State Emergency Services as wild weather pummels the north of the state and parts of southeast Queensland.

The Bureau of Meteorology is warning that northern NSW will be hit with sustained heavy rain, damaging winds and flooding, as well as dangerous surf conditions until…

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