The force of the waves was so powerful it ripped this pool from its foundations. Picture: AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Having been pounded by days of monster waves brought on by the huge east coast low that tore a path down the NSW coast over the weekend, the homes on Pittwater Rd in Collaroy have been left in ruins.

You’d be forgiven for thinking these homes were in the path of a destructive cyclone. Picture: AAPSource:AAP

The concrete pool, with glass fence still attached, was ripped from the foundations. Picture: AAPSource:AAP

Consultant coastal engineer Angus Gordon inspects the damaged beachfront homes. Picture: AAPSource:AAP

Large parts of Collaroy were damaged and resemble a war zone. Picture: AAPSource:AAP

The area was finally been deemed safe enough for inspectors to examine the damage this afternoon as they determine if the homes can be salvaged or if they will need to be demolished.

Backyards that once led to the beach have been completely washed away with back decks and rooms buckled and crushed by the weight of the water.

A concrete pool, with glass fencing still attached, lies half-buried in sand having been torn from its foundations.

Throughout the day, tonnes of wet sand bagged in a desperate bid to save the Collaroy beachfront from another monstrous king tide overnight.

The carnage is documented. Picture: AAPSource:AAP

The SES, Rural Fire Service, Fire and Rescue NSW and three of the local surf clubs united to save remaining properties under threat along the northern beaches coastline tonight.

SES spokeswoman Heidi Groom said it was “do or die” tonight with more than 200 volunteers focused on more than four properties to the left of the house that lost its pool.

Structural engineers told the SES those four buildings, which include an apartment complex, had a chance of being saved if sand bags were stacked where land had already been eroded away.

“Last night waves came over the boulders and started eating the land away, so tonight when the waves come over they’ll have the sandbags there instead,” Ms Groom said.

“We’re doing as much as we can for as long as we can, then we’ll keep our fingers crossed.

“This is our last ditch effort to save these properties.”

Volunteers moved more than 10,000 sand bags into position in the hours before the tide hit in an attempt to minimise the damage to the remaining properties.

The homes are being inspected to determine if they can be salvaged or would need to be demolished. Picture: AAPSource:AAP

Unfortunately, many of the luxury beachfront homes are unlikely to be insured for the damage according to the insurance industry’s peak body.

Most housing insurance policies don’t typically cover “actions of the sea”, which includes coastal erosion, king tides or storm surges, said the Insurance Council of Australia’s Campbell Fuller in a statement.

“A small number of policies on the market will cover actions of the sea under certain conditions,” he said.

It’s also believed multiple homeowners in the stretch were in the process of selling their homes when the storm hit.

As the remnants of another king tide lapped at the battered and broken homes today, furniture could be seen disappearing under the waves.

Volunteers are desperately making sandbags to help protect further damage from another ‘abnormally high’ tide later this evening.

Homes were severely damaged after being pounded by the massive surf. Picture: AAPSource:AAP

As the inspections were taking place surfers took advantage of the massive swell. Picture: AAPSource:AAP