Several fishermen spent Thursday night stranded after wild weather claimed their vessel.
A prawn trawler called the Krystal C was run aground on Moreton Island after its engine failed and anchor chain snapped in the rough seas.
All members of the crew are accounted for but the ship was a casualty of a powerful storm cell smashing Queensland’s south east.
City of Gold Coast chief lifeguard Chris Maynard said the situation was “very, very dangerous”.
“A lot of water moving close to shore,” Maynard said.
“A big, big sweep to the north so it was too dangerous for us to open up the beaches for swimming.”
The advice for residents is to stay away from the beach this weekend.
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“If you come to a beach and you don’t see red and yellow flags there’s no swimming at all,” Maynard said.
