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Icaraí, Brazil

No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Fortaleza, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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About Icaraí

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, 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 and windsurfing, 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 sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 47). The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best months are usually January and February, with about 6 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this spot yet: Fortaleza, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

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

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

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  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Icaraí.

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  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No stay checked for this spot yet: Fortaleza, 12 km away, is the nearest town we list.

  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Icaraí on Google Maps · Directions

Windsurf spot

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Forecast

Best on Mon 19: 7 kn gusting 14, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct6617knsidechop
Mon 19Oct6614knsidechop
Tue 20Oct6418knsidechop
Wed 21Oct5031knsidechop
Thu 22Oct4632knsidechop
Fri 23Oct4631knside-onchop
Sat 24Oct5128knsidechop
Sun 25Oct5324knside-onchop
Mon 26Oct6315knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct5317knside-onchop

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 windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan6of 7
  2. Feb6of 7
  3. Mar5of 7
  4. Apr4of 7
  5. May3of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct2of 7
  11. Nov4of 7
  12. Dec5of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 35 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Icaraí

    9 kn gusting 18, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Icaraí

    12 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Icaraí

    12 kn gusting 32, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Icaraí

    11 kn gusting 31, side-onshore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Icaraí

    11 kn gusting 28, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 35 min by road. About 17h 50 door to door

Rough cost

About £610–£1,220 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 £25–£40
  • Food £120–£220

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