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December 26th, 2011 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Beaches across southeast Queensland remain closed as strong swells and high tides continue to lash the coast.
Meteorologists had been warning of the conditions for days as tropical cyclone Fina moved further south and became an intense low, sending strong winds and a powerful groundswell towards the coasts.
Yesterday saw an average wave height of four metres with a maximum near double that.
With high tide approaching and similar conditions today, the majority of beaches on the Gold and Sunshine coasts have been closed by lifesavers.
“They are all closed again today because the conditions are totally unstable,” Gold Coast Surf Life Saving duty officer Kevin Dunn said.
“The best thing we can do is just try and keep people out of the water. It was a hard call and we know that people just want to head down to the beach and cool down, but we have to make their safety a priority and really look at it from all different angles.”
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Mr Dunn said shark netting had been pulled free from its anchorage just north of Surfers Paradise.
“That just goes to show you how strong these swells are. When we are not prepared to go in ourselves, we just have to make sure the public is safe.”
A similar story is playing out on the Sunshine Coast, with life savers among those needing rescue yesterday afternoon.
Two life savers had attempted to rescue a kite surfer who had run into trouble about two kilometres off the Coolum coast but the conditions overwhelmed them.
The rescue helicopter winched them to safety.
“The message today is stay out of the water,” Sunshine Coast Surf Life Saving duty officer Kevin Lynch said.
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“Most of the beaches are inaccessible.
“In a lot of cases the water is right up over the sand. It’s just best to stay away.”
Josh Fischer, a meteorologist with Weatherzone, said tomorrow would feature similar conditions, but the swell should begin to weaken by Wednesday.
“We are expecting the seas to remain large and dangerous today, reaching sea heights of over two metres and swells of over four metres,” he said.
“So not quite as strong as yesterday but it is still dangerous on shore.
“Conditions will remain strong right up until the middle of the week, but it is gradually easing. By Tuesday we expect about a three-metre swell with it easing from there.”
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