Some of Queensland's most famous beaches face their worst erosion threat in decades as Tropical Cyclone Oma continues to whip up ferocious winds and huge waves off the east coast of Australia. Most computer models suggest Oma will get within 500km of south-east Queensland by Saturday, but the storm, dubbed 'Omageddon' on social media, remains highly unpredictable. '[It will turn] towards the north-west on the weekend. What happens beyond this remains difficult to figure out,' Weatherzone's Ben Domensino said. Scroll down for video Some of Queensland's most famous beaches face their worst erosion threat in decades as Tropical Cyclone Oma continues to whip up ferocious winds and huge waves. A woman is seen taking photographs of large surf at Snapper Rocks King tides, combined with swell, caused sea water to flood the streets of the Gold Coast on both Thursday and Friday Most computer models suggest Oma will with get within 500km of south-east Queensland by Saturday, but the category two storm, dubbed 'Omageddon' on social media, remains highly unpredictable Lifeguards have closed all beaches on the Gold Coast, with wave heights expected to reach six metres on Friday. Surf forecaster Ben Macartney said king tides and the relentless thrashing of Queensland's coast will spark the worst erosion in recent memory. 'It's phenomenal really. We are looking at an exceptional swell event,' Mr Macartney told The Courier Mail. 'It's going to get more chaotic and there will be a lot of water movement and damage to the coastline. It is easily our most severe erosion event in decades.' Huge swells and high tides are pummelling south-east Queensland beaches as Cyclone Oma sits off Australia's east coast Jet ski riders are pictured preparing to tow surfers on to monster waves at Kirra beach on the Gold Coast on Friday Surf forecaster Ben Macartney said king tides and the relentless thrashing of Queensland's coast will cause the worst erosion in recent memory A hazardous surf warning is in place from the Capricornia Coast right down to the New South Wales border 750km away, with huge swells of up to eight metres and abnormally high tides set to pummel the coast in the coming days. The dangerous conditions and warnings to stay out of the water haven't fazed surfers, who were pictured tackling incredible waves on Thursday. The Bureau of Meteorology warned south-east Queensland residents to be aware of current warnings amid the dangerous conditions. Cyclone Oma is edging towards to Australia's east coast. Locals (pictured at Snapper Rocks, Gold Coast) were more interested in the monster swells than the prospect of a devastating storm hitting the coastline The Bureau of Meteorology warned south-east Queensland residents to be aware of current warnings amid the dangerous conditions The fierce category two storm will come close enough for winds to lash the coast in south-east Queensland and far northern New South Wales Their warning was extended to parts of northern New South Wales, coastal communities from Bundaberg to Ballina, on Thursday evening after four to six metre waves were recorded offshore of North Stradroke Island. The NSW Mid North Coast was hit by severe thunderstorms on Thursday afternoon and Port Macquarie's Airport recorded around 19 milimetres of rain - its highest amount of rainfall in two months. Despite forecasters anticipating the thunderstorms will subside on Friday, high tides across the coast will stay constant, Nine News reported. Two women appeared dangerously close to the giant waves on Thursday afternoon A hazardous surf warning is in place from the Capricornia Coast right down to the New South Wales border. Surfers were undeterred by the powerful waves on Thursday afternoon The unreal conditions saw dozens of surfers and spectators head out to take in the sights. While the brave few jumped in the water, many chose to watch on from the safety of the shore 'Surf and swell conditions will be hazardous for coastal activities such as rock fishing, boating, swimming and many beaches are already closed for public safety,' Queensland State Manager Bruce Gunn said. 'Gale force winds are possible for exposed coastal beaches, combined with heavy rainfall,' Mr Gunn said. 'The bureau has issued a flood watch from Gladstone to the NSW border. Forecast rainfall totals are largely dependent on the cyclone track and there are still a wide range of scenarios at this point.' Queenslanders have been told to brace for flooding, dangerous waves and winds up to 130km/h as the storms moves towards the east coast. Pictures shared to Twitter showed the wrath of the storm on Thursday, with some residents forced to clean up smashed windows at a building close to the ocean. This young lad was ripping up the waves, snaking a bunch of others as he dominated the water Queenslanders have been told to brace for flooding, dangerous waves and winds up to 130km/h as the storms moves towards the east coast An eerie shot of a lone surfer in the water at Snapper Rocks on Thursday, with others waiting for waves in the background 'Windows have been removed from Rick Shores in Burleigh, with large swell from Cyclone Oma,' the Twitter update said. Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Adam Blazak said there was still disagreement about which path the storm will take, but there was a possibility it could make landfall at the weekend. 'On Friday, we will see an increase in wind strength and we are expecting heavy rain across the weekend,' he said. Late on Thursday Oma was about 820km northeast of Brisbane, packing wind gusts of up to 130km/h. People in the cyclone watch zone have been urged to think about what preparations they might need to make if the cyclone threat increases. Surfers were keen to have a crack at the treacherous conditions at Snapper Rock on the Gold Coast on Thursday This surfer found himself airborne while taking on monster swells at Duranbah, NSW's northernmost beach on Thursday The dangerous surf conditions have been created by Cyclone Oma, which is set to smash the Queensland coast this weekend Hazardous surf conditions at Snapper Rock on Thursday were even challenging for the most experienced surfer The dangerous surf conditions on Thursday are set to become worse in the coming days with swells of up to eight metres Even photographers risked their lives to capture the crazy surf conditions along Queensland south-east coast Surf Lifesaving Queensland closed a number of beaches on the Gold and Sunshine coasts on Thursday Queensland beachgoers have been warned by weather forecasters to stay out of the water and dangerous swells The worst effects are expected to be galeforce winds, high swells that could erode beaches, and the possibility of heavy rain The weather system was already bringing hazardous surf conditions and abnormally high tides Strong waves brought on by incoming Cyclone Oma nearly completely submerged this vehicle at Rainbow Beach on Wednesday There are more than a dozen possible paths the system could take, with Brisbane and the Gold Coast potentially right in the firing line All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility