Man charged with murder after body found at beachside car park at Central Coast

A man has been charged with murder after a body was found at a beachside car park on the NSW Central Coast earlier this week.

The body of a 40-year-old man who had been fatally stabbed was discovered in a car at the Ocean Beach SLSC carpark at Umina Beach about 3.15am on Monday.

Police arrested a 30-year-old man on the same day at Gosford Police Station, he was taken to hospital where he has since undergone surgery for a hand injury.

The man has been charged by detectives with one count of murder.

He has been refused bail and will appear in Gosford Local Court today.