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Santo Amaro, Brazil

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About Santo Amaro

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.

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. For windsurfing at expert level the best months are usually September and October, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Santo Amaro do Maranhão.

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From Chicago: about 23 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to SLZ, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU).

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  2. Getting there. 2 h 15 from the airport to Santo Amaro.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Best on Thu 22: 18 kn gusting 32, side-onshore.

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

DayScoreWindGustsShoreWater
Mon 19Oct014knside-on–
Tue 20Oct3727knside-on–
Wed 21Oct6631knside-on–
Thu 22Oct7132knside-on–
Fri 23Oct6729knside-on–
Sat 24Oct4927knside-on–
Sun 25Oct3726knside-on–
Mon 26Oct020knside-on–
Tue 27Oct019knside-on–
Wed 28Oct2226knside-on–

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. Jan0of 7
  2. Feb0of 7
  3. Mar0of 7
  4. Apr0of 7
  5. May0of 7
  6. Jun0of 7
  7. Jul0of 7
  8. Aug0of 7
  9. Sep1of 7
  10. Oct1of 7
  11. Nov0of 7
  12. Dec0of 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for windsurf. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly ORD to SLZ, changing at GRU, then 2h 15 by road. About 23h 55 door to door

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Windsurf Santo Amaro

    18 kn gusting 31, side-onshore.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Windsurf Santo Amaro

    18 kn gusting 32, side-onshore.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Windsurf Santo Amaro

    17 kn gusting 29, side-onshore.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Windsurf Santo Amaro

    16 kn gusting 27, side-onshore.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Windsurf Santo Amaro

    15 kn gusting 26, side-onshore.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly ORD to SLZ, changing at GRU, then 2h 15 by road. About 23h 55 door to door

Rough cost

About £735–£1,410 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 £410–£845
  • To the UK airport £35–£65
  • Hire car £50–£85
  • Stay £120–£195
  • Food £120–£220

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