The famous Bondi Icebergs pool in Sydney’s east has sustained major damage after a low-pressure system combined with king tides to produce monstrous swells that lashed the structure overnight.
Images showed glass fencing outside the popular swimming club completely shattered with thousands of tiny glass pieces scattered across the floor.
The ground from underneath also ripped up, obstructing people’s walkway in the morning.
The club will be closed off for two weeks for repairs.
The General Manager of Bondi Icebergs club Bob Tate said the damage could be worth hundreds of thousands.
“I have never seen anything like it,” he told the Sydney Morning Herald.
“It’s the first time in 20 years the pool has been closed at low tide.”
On Wednesday morning large waves continued to crash under the club.
The Bureau of Meteorology also issued hazardous surf warnings from 5am for parts of the central New South Wales coast.
“A low pressure system in the southern Tasman Sea is generating large and powerful waves for parts of the NSW coast,” the Bureau wrote in an alert.
“VERY HEAVY SURF which may lead to localised damage and coastal erosion is possible along the New South Wales coast between Jervis Bay and Seal Rocks. These conditions will persist during this morning.”
Locals have been warned to stay away from the surf and surf-exposed areas.
Further, the low-pressure system produced a massive storm surge which also flooded several homes in Sydney’s south overnight.
Residents at Dolls Point reported water entering their properties shortly before midnight.
