NSW police 'find more than 1600 ecstasy tablets' after man falls off boat

A man's boating accident has turned into an alleged drug bust on NSW's Central Coast.

A man fell off a boat on Monday morning on Lake Macquarie, prompting authorities to rush to the scene.

When police arrived, they allegedly discovered more than 1600 MDMA, or ecstasy, tablets on the boat.

The 38-year-old man has been charged with two counts of supply greater than commercial quantity of prohibited drugs and possession of a prohibited drug.

He was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court on Tuesday.