NSW residents have flocked to the beach and taken refuge in air conditioned buildings in an attempt to escape temperatures in excess of 40 degrees.
However, not everyone has been able to evade the oppressive heatwave, with paramedics responding to a spate of heat-related casualties on Tuesday afternoon.
Sydney recorded a peak temperature of 42.5 degrees, just shy of the forecast 43 degrees that would have made it the third hottest day on record.
Senior meteorologist at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), Julie Evans, said temperatures were expected to hover around the 30 degree mark for most of the evening before dropping on Wednesday morning.
"Ahead of the cool change, quite warm and very gusty wind conditions are expected," said Ms Evans.
"We are expecting the change to reach Sydney and Newcastle around 4am tomorrow (Wednesday)."
Much of NSW has also broken the 40 degree barrier, with Bega on the south coast the first town to hit the mark at 11.30am (AEDT) on Tuesday.
The Ambulance Service of NSW witnessed a significant increase in heat related callouts across the state, with 17 patients treated for heat exposure in Sydney alone, eight of whom were aged 70 years and over.
Many other patients presented with symptoms such as dizziness, nausea and vomiting that were attributable to the weather.
Moviegoers took advantage of reduced ticket prices on "cheap Tuesday" with more worldwide releases on offer since Christmas.
Some of the Event and Greater Union cinemas in suburban areas eclipsed their Boxing Day sales by 11.30am (AEDT) on Tuesday.
"It's a rather big day," a cinemas spokeswoman told AAP.
Extra surf lifesavers volunteered their time at beaches that would not normally be patrolled on weekdays.
Surf Life Saving NSW Lifesaving Manager Dean Storey said lifesavers were also aware that temperatures would be as high as 30 degrees late at night and into Wednesday morning.
"Today they've been planning especially for an increase in potential activity after hours," he said.
"We'd urge people to plan their swim for patrol hours."
Train passengers were warned over loudspeaker systems in carriages and at stations to travel with water and notify staff if they felt unwell.
At busy stations, staff are handing out bottled water and misting fans are in operation at some platforms at Sydney CBD stations.
And it wasn't only humans who needed help cooling down, with keepers at Taronga Zoo and the Australian Reptile Park on the Central Coast handing out frozen treats to their residents.
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