Pico Das Almas kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Ceará

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 8 m -3.61 | -38.76

Overview

Pico das Almas is a kitesurfing spot located near Cumbuco, in Ceara. This spot offers ocean conditions with the powerful Northeast trade winds blowing from east to southeast from July to February. Winds of 15 to 25 knots are suited to intermediate riders in the Brazilian kite capital.

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Spot forecast for Pico Das Almas

Sunrise 05:13 · Sunset 17:25

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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 5.1 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 m11:241.9 m17:171.2 m23:382.1 m06:081 m12:302.1 m18:281.1 m00:402.2 m07:020.9 m13:182.2 m19:201 m01:292.4 m07:450.7 m13:582.4 m20:020.8 m02:112.6 m08:220.6 m14:342.6 m20:410.6 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 · 2.1 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 · 2.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2.6 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Pico Das Almas: 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

390h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in May, with 390 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 29.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days23.5 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: 24.5 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days23.5 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 · 70%13-20 knots · 30%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 70% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 29 °C. The wettest month is March, with 282 mm.

Monthly averages: Pico Das Almas
Monthly averages — Pico Das Almas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 29.5 348 h 30 °C 95 mm
February 24.5 276 h 29 °C 233 mm
March 26.0 244 h 29 °C 282 mm
April 23.5 202 h 29 °C 204 mm
May 31.0 390 h 30 °C 134 mm
June 30.0 403 h 29 °C 81 mm
July 31.0 418 h 30 °C 39 mm
August 31.0 430 h 31 °C 10 mm
September 30.0 420 h 30 °C 4 mm
October 31.0 434 h 30 °C 6 mm
November 30.0 418 h 30 °C 8 mm
December 31.0 431 h 30 °C 25 mm

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Technical details of Pico Das Almas 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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Spot opening date · Required level
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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