<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Dozens of residents have been told to evacuate immediately on the New South Wales Central Coast as the severe </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/east-coast-low-fears-of-bomb-cyclone-sydney-nsw-coast/058a06e0-ee22-472d-acd8-79afe1046280" rel="" target="_blank" title="east coast low continues to batter the state"><span>east coast low continues to batter the state</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Heavy rain and strong wind gusts have caused significant coastal erosion at Wamberal Beach and the council has dumped sandbags along the shore in a desperate bid to save homes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Five properties along Ocean View Drive on the Central Coast have now been told to evacuate by the NSW SES.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/east-coast-low-fears-of-bomb-cyclone-sydney-nsw-coast/058a06e0-ee22-472d-acd8-79afe1046280" target="_blank"><strong><span>'Sheer size of it': Millions warned wild storm to intensify</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Any residents with homes backing onto Wamberal Beach have been warned to stay vigilant and evacuate if necessary.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Multiple homes along Hutton Road in The Entrance North have also been directed to evacuate now due to dangerous surf and coastal erosion.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>SES volunteers have started doorknocking in both areas and asking residents to leave now.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/east-coast-low-weather-update-central-coast-of-new-south-wales-impacted/dcd41c6a-8cd8-4712-82db-9b472c8938d5" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"You must evacuate now because it may become too dangerous to stay in this area," the SES said in an evacuation notice shared shortly before 4pm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/millions-of-aussies-are-about-to-get-a-boost-to-their-super-but-most-are-unaware/791b646f-f3ef-4b80-bc9f-71d5c26f6518" target="_blank"><strong><span>Millions of Aussies unaware of major super boost</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A coastal swell caused dangerous landslips in the Central Coast area in April, and the SES has warned they could occur again.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trains travelling to and from Wyong have also been cancelled as the storm rages on across the coast, smashing regions from Coffs Harbour in the state's mid-north down to Bega in the south.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-childcare-worker-charged-with-over-70-child-sex-offences-affected-centres/f2cc2b4e-9508-4409-b3e8-5cb69e2dbd5e" target="_blank"><strong><span>Childcare worker charged with more than 70 child sex offences in Melbourne</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sydney has also been hammered by significant rainfall and damaging winds.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The towering swells have resulted in multiple Sydney ferries being cancelled.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Minister for Emergency Services Jihad Dib earlier today said the east coast isn't out of the woods yet and warned the weather will likely become more severe later today and into tomorrow.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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