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Kite & Surfcenter, Brazil

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About Kite & Surfcenter

Known for kitesurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S 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, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 22). 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 month is usually November, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Galinhos.

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From Chicago: about 24 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to NAT, changing at GRU.

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Kite & Surfcenter.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Sun 18: 18 kn gusting 23, side-onshore. Water: waves 0.9 m.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Kite & Surfcenter
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct80, goodwind from the north-east, 18 knots23knside-on0.9 mwaves
Mon 19Oct80, goodwind from the north-east, 20 knots25knside-on1.1 mwaves
Tue 20Oct80, goodwind from the north-east, 20 knots26knside-on1.2 mwaves
Wed 21Oct80, goodwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots20knside1.2 mwaves
Thu 22Oct80, goodwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots20knside-on1.1 mwaves
Fri 23Oct68, goodwind from the east-north-east, 19 knots24knside1.5 mwaves
Sat 24Oct80, goodwind from the east-north-east, 16 knots22knside1.0 mwaves
Sun 25Oct70, goodwind from the north-east, 14 knots20knside-on0.8 mwaves
Mon 26Oct0, poorwind from the north-east, 9 knots15knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct80, goodwind from the north-east, 16 knots20knside-on0.8 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).

  1. Jan2of 7
  2. Feb1of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct3of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec3of 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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to NAT, changing at GRU, then 2h 30 by road. About 24h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Kite Kite & Surfcenter

    20 kn gusting 26, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Kite Kite & Surfcenter

    16 kn gusting 20, side-shore. Water: waves 1.2 m.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Kite Kite & Surfcenter

    16 kn gusting 20, side-onshore. Water: waves 1.1 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Kite Kite & Surfcenter

    19 kn gusting 24, side-shore. Water: waves 1.5 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Kite Kite & Surfcenter

    16 kn gusting 22, side-shore. Water: waves 1 m.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to NAT, changing at GRU, then 2h 30 by road. About 24h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £775–£1,505 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing. A guide from typical prices, not a quote. Kit hire is not in it yet: we have no sourced price for it.

  • Flights £450–£940
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £50–£85
  • Stay £120–£195
  • Food £120–£220

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