4 days ago · Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred caused huge swells and flooding as it hit Australia's east coast over the weekend. Footage shows beach erosion at the Gold Coast's Surfers Paradise, a car windscreen ...

Mar 6, 2025 · Main Beach on the Gold Coast recorded a monster swell topping 12.3 metres overnight, which Queensland Premier David Crisafulli described as the "highest ever recorded". These 12m waves were seen three times in the past 24 hours, according to Queensland government data.

Mar 6, 2025 · Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to approach the Australian coast slowly, spinning up damaging winds and heavy rain. The storm weakened to category 1 and expected to cross the Moreton Bay islands on Saturday morning and the mainland coast between Maroochydore and Brisbane later in the day.

Mar 7, 2025 · A slow-moving tropical storm crossed islands off Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast late Friday, lashing coastal suburbs with destructive winds and dumping heavy rain across the region.

4 days ago · The Gold Coast’s iconic, skyscraper-lined surf beaches have been all but obliterated by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, with an estimated 80 per cent of the sand washed out to sea.

Mar 4, 2025 · Alfred is tracking to cross the coast by 4am on Friday between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. The Gold Coast is likely to be on the "dirty side" of Alfred as the cyclone's forward momentum, combined with winds travelling in the opposite direction, create an increased storm surge, 9news reporter Tim Arvier explains.

Mar 8, 2025 · Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred as it happened: Storm finally makes landfall, heavy rainfall batters Brisbane, Gold Coast; body found as NSW Northern Rivers region begins to flood.

5 days ago · The Gold Coast is set to cop a greater hit from Tropical Cyclone Alfred than Brisbane or the Sunshine Coast as the city braces itself for the most severe weather event in more than 70 years.

Mar 5, 2025 · More than 330,000 homes and businesses lost power on both sides of the border, a large proportion of them on the Gold Coast, which recorded the strongest gusts of 107kph (66 mph) on Friday night.

Mar 8, 2025 · The BBC's Katy Watson reports from the Gold Coast, as strong winds and heavy rains batter the region ... injured in a vehicle crash as wild weather from a tropical storm lashes the country's ...