Cyclone Alfred is stirring up the waves on the south-east Queensland coast - and surfers are loving it.

Passengers on the Pacific Encounter cruise were treated to an incredible display of towering ocean swells as Cyclone Alfred crept towards the coast.

Aussies are being warned “incredibly large” waves of up to 9m could be whipped up as Tropical Cyclone Alfred looms off Queensland’s coast.

Luke Bradman explains the storm surge expected on the Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred arrives.

Luke Bradman explains the storm surge expected on the Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred arrives.

Queensland residents are preparing their homes and stocking up on emergency supplies as Cyclone Alfred approaches.

Because Cyclone Alfred has slowed down as it approaches the Queensland coast, there is the threat it could intensify to a category 3 storm.

Premier Chris Minns says the Northern Rivers schools have been closed for today and tomorrow; wind gusts of more than 100km/h recorded in Byron...

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Tropical Cyclone Alfred threatens the first direct hit on the area since 1954 and very few residents have any idea how bad it could be