GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away

Updated March 17 2013 - 11:22pm, first published 10:33pm
Big swells and a blustery southerly has turned City Beach into a series of sheer sand cliffs.
Big swells and a blustery southerly has turned City Beach into a series of sheer sand cliffs.
Ashleigh Smith, left, and Michaela Norris on an eroded sand dune at City Beach. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER
Ashleigh Smith, left, and Michaela Norris on an eroded sand dune at City Beach. Picture: SYLVIA LIBER
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
Nick Treloar of Wollongong looking at the erosion at City Beach on Friday. Picture: ADAM McLEAN
Nick Treloar of Wollongong looking at the erosion at City Beach on Friday. Picture: ADAM McLEAN
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
Large swells have washed away dunes forcing Wollongong City Council to close beach walkways. Picture: KIRK GILMOUR
Large swells have washed away dunes forcing Wollongong City Council to close beach walkways. Picture: KIRK GILMOUR
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away
GALLERY: Wollongong beach gets washed away

Wollongong's City Beach has largely disappeared into the ocean, leaving behind a dramatic sheer sand cliff.

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