NSW beaches closed after tsunami warning for east coast, following eruption of underwater volcano off Tonga

Helen Gregory
Updated January 17 2022 - 8:07am, first published 7:52am

Waves hitting NSW after the Tonga volcanic eruption have peaked, the Bureau of Meteorology says, but it's not quite all clear to get back in the water on Monday.

Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.