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Rain and hazardous surf conditions will persist across south-east Queensland this week.

The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has forecast scattered showers to develop in central and southern inland parts of the state from Wednesday until the weekend.

Senior meteorologist Miriam Bradbury said there could be moderate falls on the Gold and Sunshine Coasts throughout the week.

In good news, she said she was not expecting any severe weather across the week.

"In terms of making plans for the week ahead … it could be a little damp," she said.

Ms Bradbury said a large high-pressure system sitting off southern New South Wales was causing patchy and unpredictable rainfall along Queensland's southern coastal fringe.

"It's such a large, strong system that it's extending a ridge right across eastern and central Australia," Ms Bradbury said.

She said the system was pulling moisture from the ocean, which was then directed to south-east Queensland.

"It's not a trough moving through, so [that's why] the showers aren't going to build and clear as they usually do," Ms Bradbury said.

"It's just this persistent onshore flow bringing moisture and feeding it into these showers from one day to the next."

Central west showers

Moderate flood warnings remain for the Eyre and Diamantina Rivers after floodwaters inundated western Queensland in March.

The BOM has forecast that a low-pressure trough will begin to develop in inland parts of the state on Tuesday.

It will increase the chance of some showers across the central west from Wednesday.

Ms Bradbury said flood-affected western Queensland communities should not be worried about the rain.

"Totals will be quite low and in slightly different areas to those affected by the worst of the flooding," she said.

Wet weekend

Huge crowds braved damp conditions to watch the Gold Coast Pro at Burleigh Heads over the weekend.

Experience Gold Coast chief executive John Warn estimated that during the event's busiest days, there were more than 10,000 people in attendance.

He said hotel occupancy in the Burleigh Heads area was up 25 per cent despite the grey skies.

"We're really excited about the economic impact with all the visitor spend," Mr Warn said.

Gold Coast cafe manager Shannon Dwyer said the weekend's intermittent rain had made business challenging.

"The sun's here, then it's not, then it's raining, then it's blue skies, it's all over the place," Ms Dwyer said.

"It's really hard to manage labour costs, it's miserable and a bit chaotic."

Brisbane resident Cilla Moran travelled to the Gold Coast on Sunday to enjoy a Mother's Day brunch.

She said the rain had not dampened her spirits.

"Who worries about this weather when you've got your family around you?"