Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return

By Javier Leon, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University of the Sunshine Coast

For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches.

Beaches in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are now scarred by dramatic sand cliffs, including the tourist drawcard of Surfers Paradise.

Sand islands off Brisbane – Bribie, Moreton and North Stradbroke – protected the city from the worst of the storm surge. But they took a hammering…

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