Rough NSW coastal weather set to ease A SEVERE weather warning remains in place for Sydney and NSW's Hunter, Illawarra and South Coast regions but conditions are expected to ease. The Bureau of Meteorology warned at 6.30am (AEST) on Saturday of damaging winds and surf and heavy showers for southern and central parts of the NSW coast. State Emergency Services (SES) spokesman Phil Campbell said winds had not been as bad as expected overnight, with SES crews attending 50 call outs in the Illawarra, South Coast, the Shoalhaven and Sydney's eastern suburbs. Flash flooding on roads, leaking roofs and fallen tree branches were the main issues, he said. The bureau said the low pressure system off the NSW Central Coast was moving north and was expected to weaken and move rapidly away from the coast during Sunday. It warned that beach conditions in Sydney, the Hunter, Illawarra and South Coast could be dangerous on Saturday morning and people should stay away from the surf.