Fourmile Beach

The water at Fourmile Beach is generally flat to choppy. The Great Barrier Reef stops most of the larger ocean swells, so there's no real surf. Low tide reveals a sandbar at the southern end of the beach. Waves get a little larger the further north along the beach you go. Peak season is in winter when the swells generally appear from the Southeast and the wind is a steady 15-25kts. In summer the water is flat and still, with few winds. It is also monsoon season. From November to May, wear a stinger suit as the deadly chironex fleckeri Box Jellyfish is in abundance. Fourmile is a stunningly beautiful beach that stretches for four miles in the beautiful township of Port Douglas. Be careful about the tides, at a complete low, you may need to launch, then walk about 50m over a sand bar to access the water. Pack a pair of booties, there's a slight muddy channel in front of the sand bar that is a heaven for small shellfish, so a pair of booties will offer you great comfort at a low tide. There is a BBQ area and sparse toilet/showers so you can kite all day, wash off and take off. The wind from the North is onshore at the southern end, but sideshore at the northern end. Best conditions are in Southeasterlies. If you've arrived at the spot, and it all seems calm, don't give up. Sometimes the wind comes up at 3pm for a good couple of hours. Best kiting is in the winter from late April to October when the Southeast trades come through. Avoid the summer months as the winds are light. The light winds make it pretty tricky in summer. You could kite all year round in a pair of speedos. The water temperature never gets below 20°C and can be up to 30°C. Air temp is 25-33°C in summer and 20-25°C in winter. Stinger suits are available, and there is a stinger resistant enclosure for swimmers only. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop, Smallwave, Mediumwave. Features: Rooms, Shower, Toilet, Food, Parking. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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