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Port Douglas, Australia

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Also within 20 km of Port Douglas

  • Port Douglas Surf spot · 0.4 km from Port Douglas
  • Ratchet Surf spot · 18.8 km from Port Douglas

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About Port Douglas

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces E, so wind from the W blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline). Facts: verified.

Water about 27°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing E. Wind from the E blows onshore, wind from the W blows out to sea, and wind from the S or N runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 109). The sea is about 24°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually April, May and September, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Douglas. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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From Chicago: about 32 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CNS, changing at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Brisbane International Airport (BNE).

    See flights MDW → CNS · Skyscanner from about £790 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 1 h 15 from the airport to Port Douglas.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in Port DouglasAd

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Kitesurfing lessons in Port Douglas · GetYourGuideAdKite and board hire in Port Douglas · GetYourGuideAd

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Port Douglas on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Tue 20: 12 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: waves 1 m.

The score for kite, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct010knsidechop
Mon 19Oct013knside-on0.8 mwaves
Tue 20Oct4415knside-on1.0 mwaves
Wed 21Oct012knside-onchop
Thu 22Oct07knside-onchop
Fri 23Oct07knonchop
Sat 24Oct05knonchop
Sun 25Oct07knonchop
Mon 26Oct06knonchop
Tue 27Oct08knonchop
Wed 28Oct0––––

Day scores are the conditions out of 80. Wind is the day's best reading: the mean and the gusts in knots (10 kn is about 19 km/h); the arrow points where it blows to. Shore: "side" is side-shore, blowing along the beach, the safe way; "side-on" and "on" blow in towards it; "cross-off" and "off" blow out to sea, and offshore scores nothing for kite and windsurf. Water is the open sea's waves near the spot: flat under 0.3 m, chop to 0.8 m.

The season

Good kite days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr1of 7
  5. May1of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct0of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 7

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for kite. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to CNS, changing at LAX and BNE, then 1h 15 by road. About 32h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Port Douglas

    12 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: waves 1 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 9 kn gusting 12, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 4 kn gusting 7, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 7, onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 2 kn gusting 5, onshore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to CNS, changing at LAX and BNE, then 1h 15 by road. About 32h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,420–£2,740 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £790–£1,645
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £110–£180
  • Stay £240–£395
  • Food £245–£455

Places to eat near Port Douglas

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

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