Surf god Huey answered the prayers of surfers as the summer wave drought finally broke.

From Ballina to South Stradbroke Island, beaches became a boardriders' haven at the weekend as surfers crowded points to take advantage of the steadily growing 2m swells.

And surfers will have more reasons to smile, with internet forecaster Swellnet predicting a further change in conditions off the Tweed coast and southern Gold Coast points mid-week.

With construction of the Quiksilver Pro beginning this week, World Championship Tour organisers have their fingers crossed that the rugged conditions will persist.

However, easterly winds triggered by a deepening trough southeast of Fiji, which slid south near New Zealand's North Island, are tipped to weaken by Thursday.

Thousands trekked from northern NSW and the Sunshine Coast to take advantage of the conditions at wave magnets Snapper Rocks and Duranbah beach.

Broadbeach surfer Bill Palmer said it was crowded in the surf, 'but everybody was giving everyone space because we haven't seen these type of waves in so long'.

"We all wanted to get our slice of the action," said Mr Palmer, who paddled off the old Kirra Point where swells were marred by the condition of the beach.

The 26-year-old said he was considering taking a day off work during the week if conditions remained. "It's tempting," he said.

While the consistency of the sets has varied, due to the unique conditions, the best spots are expected to be off the Tweed coast, including the remote Cudgen reef break, and the protected points at Burleigh Heads. The exposed breaks off Straddie are expected to see impressive swells pushing 2.5m.

Swellnet operator Ben Matson said the forecast was a much needed boost for surfers who should head to the protected points for the smaller but better formed sets.

"The longer term outlook is very good for Queensland surfers, with an extended run of solid easterly swell expected this week," he said.

Former tropical cyclone Nelson crossed the east coast near Cairns on Thursday and is now tracking southeast through the Coral Sea as a weaker but broad tropical low.

The swell is expected to taper off from Thursday and stay consistent for next weekend.