A low in the Tasman Sea sent some large swells to Sydney yesterday.

It was a brilliant day to be on the coast and the energy and power on display was irresistible to watch.

As fate would have it Sydney Nimble was doing a tour in the Royal National Park and further south to Bald Hill, Sea Cliff Bridge and Clifton.

The first photo below is a breaking wave on the reef in the waters off Curracurrang Cove, just south of Wattamolla.

As we headed further south on the Royal Coastal Track some hump back whales were spotted from the cliff (second photo).

Next stop was Curracurrong, home of Eagle Rock.

Normally the sea where Currcurrong waterfall drops into the ocean is reasonably calm and with the sun on it the water can take on a delightful translucent green colour.

See third photo below, solely for comparison purposes (taken a few months back).

Not yesterday however! It was a washing machine of white water (fourth photo).

Further down the coast at Sea Cliff Bridge the ocean was again showing its magic (photos 5-7).

The last two photos are of waves breaking in front of a salt water swimming pool south of Clifton.

Unfortunately we ran out of time to make Sandon Beach. Next big swell!