GOOD soaking rain is falling across south-east Queensland, with Jimboomba having recorded 68.2mm in the 24 hours to 9am Sunday, Redlands 42.2mm and Beaudesert 40.2mm.
The Weather Bureau forecasts further rain and blustery conditions today in a wet start to summer.
It brings Jimboomba's monthly total to 100.8mm, Redlands to 73mm and Beaudesert to 68.6mm for the month.
The bureau expects abnormally high tides with possible flooding in low lying coastal areas.
Dangerous surf conditions are expected, with people warned away from national parks and taking part in activities like boating, rock fishing, swimming and surfing.
Some of the best falls have been to the south of Beaudesert towards the Gold Coast hinterland, with Darlington recording 199mm.
Upper Springbrook has recorded a massive 475mm in just 24 hours, Mount Tamborine 124mm, and Canungra 112mm.
Cedar Creek had 104mm, Wolffdene 111mm, O'Reilly's 276mm and Binna Burra 254mm, falls that will bring great relief to surrounding rainforests hammered in last summer's fires.
To the north falls were lighter in the drought-hit region but still welcome. Tamrookum had 84mm, Rathdowney 57, Boonah 35 and Kooralbyn 72mm.
Water was flowing into Wyaralong Dam.
Rain is expected to continue for much of the south-east through the week but easing towards the weekend.
It comes on the back of a bureau long-term forecast of a general wetter season than normal on the back of a La Nina meteorological influence.
Rain has brought with it a flurry of motorvehicle accidents in Logan and the Scenic Rim as people do not drive to the conditions.
It comes as a monsoon trough has formed north of Western Australia bearing two lows.
It is lows like these that have the potential to form into cyclones although these are considered low risk.
