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Mundaú, Brazil

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About Mundaú

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 750 m out (1 in 74). The sea is about 27°C in August, 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 December, with about 6 good days in 7; in June, July and August, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mundaú.

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From Chicago: about 19 h 30 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. 2 h 20 from the airport to Mundaú.

  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 7 kn gusting 16, side-shore. Water: chop.

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

Wind forecast and score for each day at Mundaú
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct65, goodwind from the east, 9 knots16knsidechop
Mon 19Oct66, goodwind from the east, 9 knots16knsidechop
Tue 20Oct50, goodwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots19knsidechop
Wed 21Oct17, poorwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots23knsidechop
Thu 22Oct0, poorwind from the south-east, 12 knots24kncross-off0.8 mwaves
Fri 23Oct0, poorwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots23kncross-off0.8 mwaves
Sat 24Oct16, poorwind from the east, 13 knots31knsidechop
Sun 25Oct53, goodwind from the east, 12 knots25knsidechop
Mon 26Oct67, goodwind from the east, 7 knots16knsidechop
Tue 27Oct67, goodwind from the east, 8 knots17knsidechop

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. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar4of 7
  4. Apr3of 7
  5. May2of 7
  6. Jun1of 7
  7. Jul1of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep2of 7
  10. Oct4of 7
  11. Nov5of 7
  12. Dec6of 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 2h 20 by road. About 19h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Windsurf Mundaú

    11 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 23, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 12 kn gusting 24, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 11 kn gusting 23, cross-offshore. Offshore: not safe to ride. Water: waves 0.8 m.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 31, side-shore. Water: chop.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 2h 20 by road. About 19h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £755–£1,460 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 £430–£895
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £50–£85
  • Stay £120–£195
  • Food £120–£220

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