Winds from a southern front moving across south-eastern Australia this week will again drop Brisbane's daytime temperature by eight degrees, causing "deceptively powerful surf" with big problems for rock wall fisherman and boaties.
"There will be pretty powerful surf from Tuesday onwards," Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Mark Trenordan said.
"That's on the coasts down to the New South Wales border," he said.
"It's from a low that is now on the other side of New Zealand."
Mr Trenorden said swells up to 1.5 metres could cause problems on some coastal bars and on most beaches.
"So it could cause problems for people crossing (river) bars and for rock wall fishermen Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday," he said.
If you live in Stanthorpe or on the Granite Belt the minimum temperatures will again be close to zero by Thursday, according to Queensland's Bureau of Meteorology.
New South Wales and Victorian country areas face snow from Wednesday, but Queensland will again shrug off the true winter chill and is unlikely to see snow.
In Stanthorpe, Tuesday's maximum temperatures will drop to 17 degrees with a minimum of nine degrees; by Wednesday it will be down to five degrees with a maximum of 10 degrees and by Thursday it drops down to two degrees, before bouncing back slowly to four degrees.
"So it's not going to be cold enough for snow," Mr Trenordan said.
In Brisbane maximum temperatures will remain relatively warm on Tuesday with the maximum temperature around 25 degrees. The overnight temperatures stay around 15 degrees.
On Wednesday however daytime temperatures will drop to 18 degrees.
"Drier, cooler west to south-westerly winds will push through and there quite a big change there," Mr Trenorden said.
"And that will continue on Thursday when the maximum will be 17 degrees," he said.
"So after tomorrow (Tuesday), it is going to be relatively cool."
Minimum temperatures in Brisbane will drop to 11 degrees, seven degrees lower than Monday's 18 degrees.
"We will have some reasonable cloud cover around as well as some patchy rain," Mr Trenordan said.
"So it is not going to get too cold in Brisbane overnight."
Greater Brisbane is predicted to receive one to two millimetres of rain per day and up to six millimetres of rain on Sunday.
"The heavier rain is mostly likely to be through Central Queensland," he said.
Southern states are tipped to receive bigger rainfalls and snow down to 70 metres in some highland areas.
Stanthorpe is 811 metres above sea level and – with the Bunya Mountains - the most heavily-tipped Queensland location to receive snow in any winter cold snap.
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