Huge swells on NSW Central Coast leave Wamberal homes at risk of collapse due to beach erosion : The Guardian

Coastal erosion in the suburb of Wamberal on the Central Coast of NSW where homes are at risk of collapse after huge swells hit the state’s beaches on Thursday. Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images

Several houses on Ocean View Drive now dangerously close to cliff edge as huge waves wash away beaches.

 

Matilda Boseley

Fri 17 Jul 2020

Beachfront homes along the New South Wales Central Coast have been left dangling over the ocean and in danger of collapse after powerful surf caused massive erosion. 

A powerful low across Australia’s east coast earlier in the week created large swells and high waves battering some coastal areas. 

 

The worst-hit suburb was Wamberal, where large beachfront homes have been significantly damaged as the sandy soil they were built on was stripped away.

 

Comment by blog admin : As sea level rises and higher storm surges destroy more beachfront property the owners will lobby for unaffordable sea walls but ratepayers will resist. Coastal retreat will become the norm. Will you buy where sea rise and coastal surges will occur?

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