Cyclone Freda brings big swell, stingers to Gold and Sunshine Coasts, as inland Queensland swelters

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The Courier-Mail  ~1/02/13, Jessica Elder and Peter Hall

Surfers Paradise wild seas swell surf

Lifesavers on patrol as wild seas pound the coastline at Surfers Paradise. Picture: Luke Marsden. Source: The Courier-Mail

LIFESAVERS are bracing for another dangerous day, with cyclone-fuelled swell and stingers threatening holidaymakers lured to southeast Queensland beaches by hot weather.

Beachgoers are being warned to swim between the flags, with dozens rescued from the wild surf yesterday and dangerous seas set to continue over the next few days.

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