Croc sighting statistics
Live numbers for Dickson Inlet, Port Douglas — updated whenever a hire crew logs a spot.
351
Sightings logged
0
In 2026
388
Days since last
9
Longest streak (days)
Last spottedMichelle saw a croc on 17 Oct 2025 at 11:51 pm
Best month to spot one
Jun
84 sightings recorded across all years.
Best time of day
Night
302 of 351 sightings (86%) happened then.
Last 30 days
Daily count, ending today.
Time of day
When crocs are seen most.
Sightings by year
All-time annual count.
When in the year
Cell darkness = how often crocs are spotted in that month at that time. Total: 351 sightings.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🌅 Morning | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| ☀️ Afternoon | 4 | |||||||||||
| 🌆 Evening | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 🌙 Night | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 32 | 75 | 70 | 28 | 37 | 23 | 7 |
2026 so far
Just this calendar year by month.
All-time monthly total
Aggregated across every year.
Latest sightings
Most recent six.
- 🐊Michelle17 Oct 2025, 11:51 pm
- 🐊Michelle17 Oct 2025, 11:02 pm
- 🐊Deb Ridley16 Sept 2025, 3:22 am
- 🐊Simon7 Sept 2025, 2:24 am
- 🐊Simon7 Sept 2025, 12:18 am
- 🐊Jess25 Aug 2025, 1:35 am
Did you know?Estuarine crocodiles in Far North Queensland can hold their breath for up to an hour and travel hundreds of kilometres along the coast. Always assume any waterway here has crocs — even if no sightings have been logged.