Cairns – Yorkeys Knob
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A beach north of Cairns in tropical Queensland with a strip reserved for wind and kitesurfing. The south to south-easterly trade wind blows 12–20 knots, sometimes 25, very consistently from April to September and builds from noon; about 600 m of flat to choppy water leads down to a river mouth with really flat water. Two schools hold permits, so no private teaching; beginners stay south of the main area.
Source: se.kiteforum.com · checked 2026-09-25
Climate
Monthly averages in °C, 2016–2025: air as the daily high and low, water as the sea surface. The spot's best months are highlighted.
| Series | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air max. | 29° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
| Air min. | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 21° | 20° | 20° | 21° | 23° | 24° | 25° |
| Water | 29° | 30° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 25° | 24° | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 29° |
- Air: ERA5 / ERA5-Land (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026
- Water: NOAA OISST v2.1, provided by NOAA PSL, Boulder, Colorado, USA (Public domain). Sea surface temperature of the nearest 25 km grid cell with open water, 17 km from the spot
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