Cumbuco, Brazil

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Fortaleza, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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About Cumbuco

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW 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 NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually September and October, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Fortaleza, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).
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Getting there. 40 min from the airport to Cumbuco.
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No town nearby
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Where it is

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Kite spot

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Forecast

Best on Wed 21: 14 kn gusting 32, side-shore. Water: waves 1.4 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Cumbuco
Day	Score	Wind	Gusts	Shore	Water
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 8 knots	17kn	side-on	1.1 mwaves
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	14kn	side	1.1 mwaves
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	wind from the east, 12 knots	30kn	side	1.2 mwaves
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	wind from the east, 14 knots	32kn	side	1.4 mwaves
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	32kn	side	1.5 mwaves
Fri 23Oct	30, poor	wind from the east, 13 knots	30kn	side	1.4 mwaves
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27kn	side	1.3 mwaves
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 9 knots	19kn	side-on	1.0 mwaves
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	16kn	side-on	0.8 mwaves
Tue 27Oct	0, poor	wind from the east, 7 knots	16kn	side-on	0.8 mwaves

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).

Jan0of 7
Feb0of 7
Mar0of 7
Apr0of 7
May0of 7
Jun0of 7
Jul0of 7
Aug2of 7
Sep3of 7
Oct3of 7
Nov2of 7
Dec1of 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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 40 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 30, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.
Wed 21 Oct
Kite Cumbuco
14 kn gusting 32, side-shore. Water: waves 1.4 m.
Thu 22 Oct
Kite Cumbuco
15 kn gusting 32, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 30, side-shore. Water: waves 1.4 m.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 27, side-shore. Water: waves 1.3 m.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 40 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £615–£1,230 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. No town nearby, so no stay is in it. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

Flights £430–£895
To the UK airport £35–£65
Taxi £30–£50
Food £120–£220

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