Ratchet

Ratchet

Tropical North , Queensland, Australia

Official Rating

User Rating

Difficulty 4

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Break frequency 3

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108 days a year

Standard Wave

Wave Direction

Swell Direction

2.5m - 3.0m Swell

Wind Direction

Tide

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spot author

Username: longinus

Date created: 29/01/2008

recommended board

general information

A little tricky to find due to the rarity of surf in the Cairns area and the off track location. Take the Captain Cook Highway from Cairns to Port Douglas and check the cliff edges every now and then, eventually you should locate a very neat beach break if the cyclone swell is up. The water here is perfect, the crocodiles and stingers thing the same. There are a few other lesser surfed novelty breaks in the area if the swell is up and the wind is down.

Wave length

50-100m

Share with

11-20

Best months

November - January

Equipment

Body Board, Short board, Long board

Wave type

Standard

Access

Standard Paddle, Long Walk, 4WD

Hazards

Stingers, DMA (Dangerous Marine Animals)

5 Day Forecast

Swell Period 10.10 9.94 9.57 9.28 8.88 8.67 9.46 9.79 9.83 9.78
Swell Direction ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE ESE
Wind Direction ESE SW ENE WNW NE W ENE SSE E SSE
Wind (kts) 9 3 8 2 7 2 8 3 9 6

Air - Sea - Swell - Wind

  • Board shorts
  • Spring suit
  • Spring suit
  • Spring suit

E

SE

1M / F6

SE

SE

2M / F4

SE

W

2M / F4

SE

SE

2M / F5

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