"Seriously angry" waves up to 13 metres are battering the beaches while Sydney recovers from a night of wild weather.

A severe weather warning from the Bureau of Meteorology said a low pressure trough in the Tasman Sea was creating winds and large waves along the coast.

A massive swell pounds the coastline at Vaucluse today. Credit:Wolter Peters

Sydney surf photographer Eugene Tan took photos of the choppy water and tumbling waves, describing conditions at Bondi as "seriously angry".

"I reckon your board would blow out of your hands if you tried to make it out," he wrote.