The Bureau of Meteorology has issued updated advice on Tropical Cyclone Alfred, warning those in the path of the entire system not to get complacent.

The storm seems to have stalled off the Queensland coast and now isn't expected to hit until Saturday morning.

Parts of the northern NSW coast were already experiencing rain squalls and south-easterly winds on Wednesday morning, with forecasts predicting 6-metre swells in the ocean.

Around 30,000 homes in both Queensland and New South Wales are without power, 24 hours before Tropical Cyclone Alfred even makes landfall.

NSW is preparing for a "pretty nasty set of weather" in the upcoming week, as Tropical Cyclone Alfred tracks away from the Queensland coast.

State Emergency Service issued emergency evacuation warnings on Thursday as tropical cyclone Alfred edges closer to the country's east coast. Residents in the Northern Rivers region in northeastern NSW have been urged to evacuate by 9 p.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred continues to approach the Australian coast slowly, spinning up damaging winds and heavy rain. The category 2 storm is expected to cross the coast tonight or early on Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta. It has knocked out power to tens of thousands on the Gold Coast and in northern NSW.

Brisbane airport was closed as the centre of Alfred is expected to cross the coast very early Saturday morning, most likely between Noosa and Coolangatta of Queensland accordinng to Australia's Bureau

As Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches Queensland and Northern New South Wales, investigations reporter Jonathan Lea joins Sky News host Chris Kenny to discuss the latest on the weather event. The cyclone is expected to make landfall on Friday,