Nudists will be able to continue to visit a popular Australian beach despite it being flagged three times in three months for being a 'sex pest hotspot'.

NSW council voted to keep Tyagarah Beach, a pristine beach frequented by families along Byron Bay's coastline, clothing optional despite constant reports of public sex and masturbation.

Despite the overruling, locals refuse to accept council's decision and believe the rules must change, making it illegal to be nude there.

However, even though they upheld the beach's 'nudist' status, they agreed to install over $10,000 worth of CCTV cameras around the area to appease worried locals.

The now infamous nudist beach has been allowed to stay 'clothing optional' by Byron Bay council despite it now becoming a known as a 'sex pest hot spot' by locals (stock image)

The pristine stretch of Bryon Bay coast, which includes Tyagarah Beach, has been at the center of controversy in previous months after several reports of lewd behaviour including public sex and masturbation

Despite nudists concerned about their privacy, council believe it is a necessary step to 'clean up the beach', News.com.au reports.

The decision comes just days after councilor Paul Spooner warned he will bash any sex pests with a cricket bat if the nudist beach remained open.

Mr Spooner, who has long been opposed to the operation of the clothing optional beach, produced a bat in the middle of the council in November and said that the beach had spiralled into a 'swingers and dogger's paradise'.

He said that should the beach remain open, women will continue to be harassed and subsequent assaults would be unavoidable and the only way to make it safe was if it lost the nudist tag.

Over the last couple of years, numerous acts of lewd behavior have been reported to police.

A couple were caught having sex on the beach on Australia Day and a man was recently charged over an alleged incident in an area nearby.

The stretch of coastline which is 'clothing optional' runs past the popularTyagarah Beach that is frequented by families and tourists

Over the last couple of years, numerous acts of lewd behavior happening at Tyagarah Beach (pictured) and its surrounding area have been reported to police

The same area has also been a major talking point on a number of explicit online forums.

On one website, one woman recalled visiting Tyagarah Beach as well as a nearby lake in Tyagarah Nature Reserve, where dozens of people were said to be engaging or watching acts of a sexual nature.

A local resident also revealed that the beach was no longer used to simply 'take your kit off and go for a swim', but has become a massive swingers hub.

One woman recalled visiting Tyagarah Beach as well as a nearby lake in Tyagarah Nature Reserve, where dozens of people were said to be engaging or watching acts of a sexual nature (stock image)

'People are always down there in the bushes.' she told Daily Mail Australia.

Other visitors to the area have been known to film pornography, with locals often finding sex toys and discarded condoms at the beach and nature reserve.

In a report conducted by the Safe Beaches Stakeholder Group in October, it was found that crime rates were much higher at Tyagarah as opposed to township beaches, due to its remoteness and social media sites which promoted sexual behaviour in the area.

The 'clothing optional' stretch is the last remaining of its kind in northern NSW.