Port douglas qld australia — Port Douglas, the nearest town. Photo: Malcolmj, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Port Douglas

Port Douglas is a town in Queensland, Australia. From Port Douglas you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Port Douglas, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 109 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CNS, 53 km away.

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Staying in Port Douglas

109 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CNS, 53 km, CTN, 120 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Port Douglas. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Port Douglas too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Ratchet18.8 kmabout 35 min by car

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft13 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ratchet, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft7 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft6 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft6 smushy	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	1 ft5 smushy	10kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	24°C

Port Douglas0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Port Douglas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	25°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft7 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft6 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	25°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Douglas, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Port Douglas. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

rocky point27.5 kmabout 50 min by car

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft9 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at rocky point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft6 smushy	11kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	1 ft5 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft5 smushy	6kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	25°C

Kite near Port Douglas

Port Douglas 0.9 km · stays here

Windsurf near Port Douglas

Port Douglas 0.9 km · stays here

Places to eat near Port Douglas

Chilly's Pizza & TrattoriaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Babal Port DouglasAustralian · 0.2 km from the centre
Finz Seafood RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Jade Inn Port DouglasChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
Odori Sushi HouseSushi · 0.2 km from the centre
Pasta e VinoItalian · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Port Douglas, Australia