Forecast

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Coastal Hazard Warning
for ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES and DAMAGING SURF

for parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts.

Issued at 4:15 pm Monday, 3 March 2025.


Abnormally high tides and damaging surf along the southeast Queensland coast

Weather Situation
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is moving southeast through the Coral Sea generating large and powerful east to northeasterly waves. These waves are combining with high tides to produce severe beach erosion for southern Queensland. High tide peaks are now expected to temporarily recede slightly but large waves are expected to persist for several days as Alfred remains in the southern Coral Sea.
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES and DAMAGING SURF for the following areas:
Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Water levels on this evening's high tide may exceed the highest tide of the year by less than half a metre and ease further into Tuesday but are expected to increase again during the week depending on the movement of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. This could lead to minor flooding of the foreshore and coastal erosion.
Damaging surf conditions leading to significant beach erosion are likely between Sandy Cape and Coolangatta and are expected to continue for the next several days as Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves towards the southeast Queensland coast.
A separate Hazardous Surf Warning is also current.
A Tropical Cyclone Watch has been issued for coastal regions south of Sandy Cape.
A Flood Watch has been issued for South East Queensland.
For all of the latest warnings, please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings
Locations which may be affected include Gold Coast, Maroochydore, Coolangatta, Moreton Island, North Stradbroke Island, Noosa Heads, Rainbow Beach, and K'gari.
Significant wave heights near or in excess of 4 m are currently being observed at the Mooloolaba, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Tweed Offshore wave buoys.
The significant wave height reached 4.87 m at the Wide Bay wave buoy early Sunday morning and remained above 4 m during much of this morning.


Emergency services advise people to:
* Know your limitations around beaches, tidal rivers and creeks. Adhere to warning from lifesavers and lifeguards .
* If you have a boat or water craft, haul out if possible or check your moorings are secure.
* If you have children make sure they are within arm's reach around the water.

The next Coastal Hazard Warning will be issued by 11:00 pm AEST Monday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Coastal Hazard Warning
for ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES and DAMAGING SURF

for parts of Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast Forecast Districts.

Issued at 4:15 pm Monday, 3 March 2025.


Abnormally high tides and damaging surf along the southeast Queensland coast

Weather Situation
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is moving southeast through the Coral Sea generating large and powerful east to northeasterly waves. These waves are combining with high tides to produce severe beach erosion for southern Queensland. High tide peaks are now expected to temporarily recede slightly but large waves are expected to persist for several days as Alfred remains in the southern Coral Sea.
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES and DAMAGING SURF for the following areas:
Wide Bay and Burnett and Southeast Coast
Water levels on this evening's high tide may exceed the highest tide of the year by less than half a metre and ease further into Tuesday but are expected to increase again during the week depending on the movement of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. This could lead to minor flooding of the foreshore and coastal erosion.
Damaging surf conditions leading to significant beach erosion are likely between Sandy Cape and Coolangatta and are expected to continue for the next several days as Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves towards the southeast Queensland coast.
A separate Hazardous Surf Warning is also current.
A Tropical Cyclone Watch has been issued for coastal regions south of Sandy Cape.
A Flood Watch has been issued for South East Queensland.
For all of the latest warnings, please refer to http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings
Locations which may be affected include Gold Coast, Maroochydore, Coolangatta, Moreton Island, North Stradbroke Island, Noosa Heads, Rainbow Beach, and K'gari.
Significant wave heights near or in excess of 4 m are currently being observed at the Mooloolaba, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Tweed Offshore wave buoys.
The significant wave height reached 4.87 m at the Wide Bay wave buoy early Sunday morning and remained above 4 m during much of this morning.


Emergency services advise people to:
* Know your limitations around beaches, tidal rivers and creeks. Adhere to warning from lifesavers and lifeguards .
* If you have a boat or water craft, haul out if possible or check your moorings are secure.
* If you have children make sure they are within arm's reach around the water.

The next Coastal Hazard Warning will be issued by 11:00 pm AEST Monday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and emergency services would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Marine Wind Warning Summary for Queensland

Issued at 03:50 PM EST on Monday 03 March 2025
for the period until midnight EST Tuesday 04 March 2025

Wind Warnings for Monday 03 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
K'gari Coast and Sunshine Coast Waters
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Capricornia Coast, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters
Cancellation for the following areas:
Hervey Bay

Wind Warnings for Tuesday 04 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Capricornia Coast, Hervey Bay, K'gari Coast, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay and Gold Coast Waters

The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:45 am EST Tuesday.
================================================================================
Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/qld/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
================================================================================

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology, Queensland
This Flood Watch provides early advice of possible flooding within the specified catchments.

Flood Watch For South East Queensland
Issued at 12:57 PM EST on Monday 03 March 2025
Flood Watch Number: 2
WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MAJOR FLOODING WITH SIGNIFICANT LOCALISED FLOODING LIKELY LATER THIS WEEK

Rainfall associated with Tropical Cyclone Alfred has the potential to cause major flooding along Queensland coastal rivers from Maryborough to the NSW Border.
Isolated flooding may develop from overnight Wednesday, with more widespread flooding likely from overnight Thursday into Friday, continuing into early next week.
The location of the heaviest rainfall and most severe flooding will depend on the track of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Heavy and locally intense rainfall is forecast from Wednesday into the weekend over South East Queensland. The heaviest rainfall will be south of the Tropical Cyclone track.
Catchments are dry to moderately wet across the Flood Watch area.
High tides and large waves are expected to increase the flood risk and impacts in low lying coastal areas.
Rapid river level rises and flash flooding are expected across many creeks, associated with the heaviest rainfall. Widespread minor to major riverine flooding is possible. Areas at risk will continue to be revised during the coming days.

Catchments likely to be affected include:
Mary River
Noosa River
Sunshine Coast Rivers and Creeks
Pine and Caboolture Rivers
Upper Brisbane River
Lower Brisbane River
Logan and Albert Rivers
Gold Coast Rivers and Creeks

See www.bom.gov.au/qld/warnings to view the current flood, weather and cyclone products for Queensland.
For more information on the Flood Watch Service: http://www.bom.gov.au/water/floods/floodWarningServices.html

Flood Safety Advice:
For flood emergency assistance contact the SES on 132 500.
For life threatening emergencies, call Triple Zero (000) immediately.
Current emergency information is available at www.qld.gov.au/alerts.
This advice is also available by dialling 1300 659 219 at a low call cost of 27.5 cents, more from mobile, public and satellite phones.
Warning, rainfall and river information are available at www.bom.gov.au/qld/flood/
This Flood Watch means that people living or working along rivers and creeks should monitor the latest weather forecasts and warnings.
Remember: If it's flooded, forget it.}

Next issue:
The next Flood Watch will be issued by 01:00 pm EST on Tuesday 04 March 2025.