The swimmer, believed to be a 14 year old boy, was among a group of three swimmers who were enjoying a swim at the popular beach on Saturday afternoon.

The group is believed to have gotten into difficulty during the swim.

On-duty surf life savers were able to reach two of the group, bringing them back to the shore.

Unfortunately, the third member of the group is missing.

A immediate search was commenced with surf life saving evacuating the water.

As the search continued, more emergency services including helicopter, IRB’s and Jet ski along with Marine Rescue immediately scoured the water.

SES was also on the scene.

Groups of onlookers were also assisting the search effort.

A helicopter diver was tasked for the search effort.

The search is concentrated on the southern rock area of the beach.

The searchers used green dye to give an indication of water movement, tides and any rips.

Emergency services continued to search around the rocks at the extreme end of the beach.