\"Pittwater council ordered the closure of Palm Beach, Whale Beach, North Avalon Beach, Avalon Beach, Bilgola Beach, Bungan Beach, Newport Beach, Mona Vale Beach, Warriewood Beach and Turimetta Beach\". Photo: AFP <\/p>\n
A new outbreak of 'red tide' algae caused the closure of a further 10 Sydney beaches on Wednesday afternoon. <\/p>\n
Pittwater council ordered the closure of Palm Beach, Whale Beach, North Avalon Beach, Avalon Beach, Bilgola Beach, Bungan Beach, Newport Beach, Mona Vale Beach, Warriewood Beach and Turimetta Beach about 3pm. <\/p>\n
The northern beaches closures come after Bondi and Clovelly Beaches were closed on Tuesday due to red algae, known as Noctiluca scintillans or sea sparkle, which can cause rashes and irritations to the skin and eyes. <\/p>\n
Bondi reopened on Tuesday afternoon while Clovelly remained closed on Wednesday. <\/p>\n
A spokeswoman for Randwick Council said the algae had dissipated throughout Wednesday afternoon, and expected Clovelly to reopen on Thursday morning. <\/p>\n
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\"The lifeguards are closely monitoring the situation,\" the spokeswoman said. <\/p>\n
The algae on the northern beaches was not the same as that from the eastern suburbs, but a separate bloom of the same type, experts said. <\/p>\n
Palm Beach and Whale Beach were already closed due to fears a dead whale would attract sharks. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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