The pool's saltwater intake pipes had been blocked after large amounts of sand had been moved around the beach by atypical swell conditions this year, forcing the pool's closure last week.

Council had gained permission from the State Government to excavate the area with heavy machinery, but this would still not deliver any guarantee that water would be able to be drawn into the pool - because the tide would be down below the end of the pipes.

Last week the council would not give an estimate on when the pool might re-open, or if it even would be this year.

But on Friday afternoon a statement said the council had installed some extension pipes to reach the lower water - so the pool can re-open.

This was after working though the night to set up the temporary solution, the council's director of infrastructure and works Andrew Carfield said.

"We know how much the community wants to see this pool reopened and we're not ones to shy away from an engineering challenge when it comes to sea pools,'' Mr Carfield said.

"We are testing this temporary extension of the pipeline as an interim solution that will allow us to reopen the pool while we explore other long-term options to make the intake pipe more reliable while the beach has such a high level of sand on it.''

The temporary pipeline may need to be removed if there was a large swell.

"We would keep a close eye on sea conditions and bring the flexible pipeline in if large swell was to impact the coastline,'' Mr Carfield said.

"This means we'd also have to close the pool. However, large swell would also help move sand about on the beach so it could potentially mean the original intake pipes would be able to work again.''

Swimmers in Bellambi were also pleased on Friday, with paint work completed, and water allowed back in to re-fill the pool. This was the culmination of six months' extensive refurbishment work on the 40-year-old pool.

For residents of those two suburbs and surrounds, handling Saturday's heatwave just got a whole lot easier.