Search resumes for missing Wollongong swimmer [Video]

A search has resumed for a swimmer who went missing off the coast near Wollongong last night.

Marine Rescue NSW resumed the search for the swimmer at 8am, after the man went missing from Fairy Meadow Beach.

It’s believed the man was swimming during closed beach hours.

Witnesses reported seeing a man struggling in a rip about 100 metres from the shore.

Inspector Stuart Massey said the marine rescue volunteers were working with NSW Police to locate the swimmer.

“The first search area is between Flagstaff Point and Towradgi Point,” Massey said.

“Port Kembla 31, Shellharbour 30 and Water Police 23 are conducting a parallel line search in fair sea conditions,” Inspector Massey said.

Fairy Meadow is a suburb and beach located just north of Wollongong along NSW’s Illawarra coast.