Beaches, tides and waves

Management and planning

Coastal management planning is achieved through policies and guidance for managers of coastal land and waters.

Coastal assessment studies

Learn how our studies and research projects have helped us manage coastal inundation.

Erosion prone areas

Erosion prone areas have been declared for all coastal local government areas in Queensland. Read about the projected impacts to these areas vulnerable to coastal erosion and tidal inundation.

Queensland Government Hydraulics Laboratory (QGHL)

The Queensland Government Hydraulics Laboratory (QGHL) provides technical expertise in coastal engineering and monitoring to support policy, research, planning, and disaster management.

Tweed Sand Bypassing

Learn the project objectives, background and what's happening now.

Wave monitoring

See how and why we monitor waves and access data from all our monitoring sites.

Storm tide monitoring

Learn how and why we monitor storm tides and access data from all our monitoring sites.

Tide monitoring sites

Access tide data from all Queensland monitoring sites.