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Preá Beach, Brazil

Stay in Jericoacoara: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

Also within 20 km of Jericoacoara

  • Jericoacoara Kite spot · 0.4 km from Jericoacoara
  • Jijoca Kite spot · 1.3 km from Jericoacoara
  • Preá Kite spot · 4.6 km from Jericoacoara
  • Guriú Kite spot · 6.7 km from Jericoacoara

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About Preá Beach

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 very gently: 10 m deep about 2.0 km out (1 in 196). The sea is about 27°C in August, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at beginner level the best month is usually March, with about 6 good days in 7; in September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Jericoacoara. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 3 wind sports spots.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 40 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. 4 h 30 from the airport to Preá Beach.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in JericoacoaraAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

Preá Beach on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Best on Mon 26: 11 kn gusting 15, side-onshore. Water: chop.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Sun 18Oct4018knsidechop
Mon 19Oct4015knsidechop
Tue 20Oct2119knsidechop
Wed 21Oct2421knsidechop
Thu 22Oct2421knsidechop
Fri 23Oct022kncross-offchop
Sat 24Oct4719knsidechop
Sun 25Oct4320knsidechop
Mon 26Oct8015knside-onchop
Tue 27Oct7714knsidechop

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. Jan5of 7
  2. Feb5of 7
  3. Mar6of 7
  4. Apr5of 7
  5. May5of 7
  6. Jun3of 7
  7. Jul2of 7
  8. Aug1of 7
  9. Sep0of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov1of 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 windsurf. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 4h 30 by road. About 21h 40 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 19, side-shore. Water: chop.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 13 kn gusting 21, side-shore. Water: chop.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Not enough of the right wind: 14 kn gusting 26, side-shore. Water: chop.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Preá Beach

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

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to FOR, changing at MIA, then 4h 30 by road. About 21h 40 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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