Spring has been set to pause for coastal areas of NSW this week with wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h. Persistent showers and strong southerly winds have been plaguing the eastern seaboard so far this week, making conditions feel more like winter. The stiff southerly breeze has made the last couple of days feel bitterly cold, with 'feels like' temperatures struggling to climb out of the single digits. The strong gusts have extended across much of the NSW coast. As usual, the exposed cliffs of the Royal National Park saw gusts up to 107 km/h on Wednesday afternoon at Wattamolla. Green Cape had gusts of 91 km/h and Nobby's Head saw gusts up to 96 km/h. The strong winds have really whipped up some dangerous conditions on the water, generating a messy 4-5 metre swell, which translates to 8-10ft surf at south-facing beaches. Showers have been fairly persistent too. The Hunter and lower Mid North Coast have had the wettest conditions. Nelson Bay collected 62mm in 24 hours to 9am Thursday morning, its wettest day in 5 months. The rainfall totals in Sydney haven't been huge, but today makes it the eighth consecutive day of at rain, a feat not seen in September since 1986. Over the next few days wind, seas and showers will continue to gradually ease. The dangerous swell will gradually fade but remain large on Friday. The focus of showers will continue to move to the northern coasts of the state. The southern coasts will see winds easing today whilst showers should briefly redevelop on Saturday.