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Taiba kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Ceará

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m -3.5 | -38.91

Overview

Taíba is one of the most versatile kitesurfing spots in Ceará, 60 km from Fortaleza. The spot offers both waves for surfing and flatter areas. The Nordeste trade winds blow strongly from east to southeast from July to February, making Taíba a universal spot for intermediate riders.
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Sunrise 05:14 · Sunset 17:26

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 3.9 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now04:551.1 m11:251.9 m17:181.2 m23:392.1 m06:081 m12:302 m18:281.1 m00:412.2 m07:020.9 m13:192.2 m19:201 m01:292.4 m07:450.7 m13:592.4 m20:020.8 m02:112.5 m08:230.6 m14:352.6 m20:420.6 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 1.1 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 1.2 m High tide · 2.1 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 1 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 1.1 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 1 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.5 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Taiba: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

386h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to January, peaking in May: 31 rideable days a month and 386 hours of usable wind, at 30 °C. The low point is April, at 22.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 29.5 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 29.5 rideable days J February: 24 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days22.5 d A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 67%13-20 knots · 33%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 67% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 29 °C. The wettest month is March, with 283 mm.

Monthly averages: Taiba
Monthly averages — Taiba — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 29.5 352 h 30 °C 93 mm
February 24.0 268 h 29 °C 232 mm
March 26.0 243 h 29 °C 283 mm
April 22.5 195 h 29 °C 227 mm
May 31.0 386 h 30 °C 131 mm
June 30.0 401 h 29 °C 64 mm
July 31.0 417 h 30 °C 25 mm
August 31.0 428 h 31 °C 11 mm
September 30.0 420 h 31 °C 5 mm
October 31.0 434 h 30 °C 9 mm
November 30.0 419 h 30 °C 11 mm
December 31.0 432 h 30 °C 29 mm

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Technical details of Taiba spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Depending on conditions ENE: Depending on conditions E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Depending on conditions S: Not rideable SSW: Not rideable SW: Not rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, SSE.

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