Typhoon Doksuri battered a beach on Philippine holiday island Boracay on Tuesday afternoon.

Footage shows powerful gales whipping through trees near the shore as heavy rain fell in Aklan province on July 25.

Local authorities have suspended water sports activities in the tourist spot due to high waves.

The typhoon, known as Egay in the Philippines, battered the country but weakened slightly overnight and is now the equivalent of a Category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale, losing its super typhoon status on July 26.

It made landfall in Aparri Town, Cagayan province in the northern part of the country at 3:10 am on July 26, state weather agency PAGASA said.

Forecasters now expect the storm to track northwest towards Taiwan and China, with landfall possible in eastern Guangdong or the Fujian on the Chinese mainland.