Three people have drowned in a horror start to the Easter long weekend, after Surf Lifesavers issued a sobering warning.

Two people in NSW have drowned in separate incidents on Friday and a third remains missing with massive swells of up to four metres smashing the coastline.

Despite the red flag on the beach, another guest claims the resort didn't provide adequate warning about the dangerous water conditions ... the waves were over me at probably 5 feet, 6-8 inches ...

He said red flags are up along the beach due to dangerous water conditions. Ervanian said ocean rescue performed more than seven water rescues over the weekend alone, adding that the weekend has ...