Woman's body washes up on popular Sydney beach

A badly decomposed body of a woman which washed up on Bronte Beach in Sydney's eastern suburbs this morning is not being treated as suspicious.

The body, which is yet to be identified, was discovered at the northern end of the popular surf and swimming beach about 5.45am.

Police set up a tent over the woman's body following an alert from a member of the public.

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A coroner will now try to determine a cause of death.

"If anyone has information, they should ring Waverley Police or Crime Stoppers," a NSW Police spokesperson said.

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