As Shellharbour residents mopped up, a handful of big-wave surfers hit the beach to take advantage of the massive waves left behind after Tuesday night's east coast low.
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Board riders who braved the conditions scored waves up to five-metres high, while a group of teen bodyboarders enjoyed the coastal onslaught from the relative safety of Austinmer ocean pool.
A hazardous surf warning issued by the Bureau of Metrology remains current for the Illawarra coastline.
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