Authorities to resume search for boy

Authorities will resume a full air and water search on Friday morning for a five-year-old boy who was swept into the sea off a NSW Central Coast beach.

The planes, helicopters and surf lifesaving dinghies that were recalled as light faded on Thursday evening will resume a search that was manned overnight by a police command post.

The boy was swept into the surf off Pearl Beach by a large wave about 1.50pm on Thursday.