A search for a missing teenage swimmer at Pebbly Beach on the NSW North Coast has continued on Sunday.
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The 17-year-old boy was swimming with two friends at the isolated beach north of Coffs Harbour when the trio were pulled into a rip current just before 4pm on Saturday.
Pebbly Beach, in the Yuraygir National Park, is not patrolled by members of Surf Life Saving Australia.
Two of the group were able to return to shore and alert authorities, but as they looked back there was no sign of the missing teenager.
It is understood that he was not a strong swimmer.
An ambulance helicopter provided aerial support while three jet-skis manned by members of the public searched for several hours after the alarm was raised.
Rescuers faced challenging conditions with the swell rising to up to 1.2-metres and water visibility less than a metre.
Emergency services decided to suspend the search on Saturday evening, after acknowledging that a lack of light and rough seas were hampering rescue efforts.
Police said the search resumed on Sunday involving police divers, PolAir, volunteers from Surf Live Saving NSW and the Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter.
Saturday's incident comes 24 hours after the tragic drowning of a young man at Palm Beach on Sydney's northern beaches.
The Royal Life Saving Society says there were about 42 deaths along the state's beaches, pools and waterways between December 2016 and February of 2017.
With Andrew Taylor, AAP
