Gold Coast weather: Hazardous surf warning issued for Gold Coast beaches over Easter long weekend

A dangerous surf conditions warning has been issued for Gold Coast beaches, with big surf predicted for the Easter long weekend.

A dangerous surf warning has been issued for the Gold Coast with beach-goers warned to stay safe in the water.

The Bureau of Meteorology issued a hazardous surf warning for the Gold Coast, along with the Sunshine Coast and Frazer Island for the rest of the afternoon.

A BOM spokesman said locals should consider staying out of the water and avoid walking near surf-exposed areas.

Rock-fishers and boaties are also being warned to take extra safety precautions.

Despite some rain on the forecast for the long weekend, Surf Life Saving Queensland’s Nathan Fife said they are expecting it to be a busy weekend around the city’s waterways.

“It’s going to be great for surf and those point breaks are definitely going to be going off,” he said.

“Tomorrow afternoon we’re expecting a metre to two-metre swell from the southeast, we have very tricky conditions on our open beaches so please, if you are heading to the beach, swim between those red and yellow flags.”

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Stay between the flags this Easter Picture: Brendan Radke.

At this stage patrolled beaches will be open across the city from 8am to 5pm each day during Easter.

Dusk patrols will also take place at Surfers Paradise, while the Surf Life Saving rescue helicopter and jetskis will also be out and about.

Mr Fife urged water users to read the conditions and follow instructions when they hit the beach.

“If the surf if up it’s only for the experienced surfers, and we’ll have a lot of tourists this weekend on the Gold Coast so our lifesavers will be doing extra patrols,” he said.