Overview

Macapa, capital of Amapa, is located exactly on the equator, on the banks of the Amazon River. This spot offers consistent easterly wind (trade winds) conditions, with sailing on the river waters. A tropical and isolated environment, suited to self-sufficient riders.

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Spot forecast for Macapá

Sunrise 06:05 · Sunset 18:12

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

Next tides

Low tide Tue 20 · 05:41 · 0.8 m
High tide Tue 20 · 11:22 · 2.6 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 18:24 · 0.6 m
High tide Tue 20 · 23:56 · 2.6 m

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Macapá: 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

324h

in October · 30 rideable days

The season runs from August to December, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 324 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is July, at 13.5 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 99%13-20 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 99% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is February, with 335 mm.

Monthly averages: Macapá

Monthly averages — Macapá — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	21.0	167 h	29 °C	223 mm
February	22.5	182 h	29 °C	335 mm
March	19.0	136 h	29 °C	334 mm
April	15.0	100 h	29 °C	289 mm
May	15.0	77 h	29 °C	288 mm
June	15.5	106 h	29 °C	204 mm
July	13.5	85 h	30 °C	131 mm
August	22.5	154 h	31 °C	72 mm
September	28.5	315 h	33 °C	16 mm
October	30.0	324 h	33 °C	18 mm
November	30.0	340 h	33 °C	15 mm
December	30.0	307 h	30 °C	149 mm

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Technical details of Macapá spot

The spot works with winds from NE, ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, SE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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MACAPA4.5 kmsource WIS2 - WMO

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Additional stations

MACAPA11.2 km

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Ogimet - Macapa-Aeroporto (Brazil)2.6 km

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