Wildlife officers have revealed the reason a crocodile was spotted on a Sunshine Coast beach, hundreds of kilometres south of its usual habitat.

A crocodile that unexpectedly surfaced at a popular Queensland camping destination this week may have been pushed hundreds of kilometres out of its normal habitat by strong ocean currents.

"Rangers will be notifying people in camping areas in the Inskip Point ... "We are asking people in the Rainbow Beach region, including boaties, to make a sighting report if they see what they ...