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Ipua kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Santa Catarina

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 6 m -28.54 | -48.77

Overview

Ipua is a beach in southern Santa Catarina, between Laguna and Imbituba. The spot offers ocean conditions with regular waves and NE/E wind in a wild setting. The beach is uncrowded and offers comfortable space for kitesurfing. Suited to intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Ipua

Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 18:26

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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 3.3 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 Now03:260.4 m12:120.7 m16:460.6 m18:590.6 m04:260.3 m12:180.7 m17:180.5 m22:200.6 m05:110.2 m12:240.8 m17:490.5 m22:530.7 m05:500.2 m12:370.8 m18:190.4 m23:250.8 m06:280.2 m12:510.8 m18:490.4 m23:580.8 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m

Ipua: 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

277h

in November · 28 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in November: 26 rideable days a month and 277 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is July, at 11 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 16 rideable days J July: 11 rideable days11 d J August: 19.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days28 d N December: 27 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 25 rideable days F March: 26.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 21 rideable days M June: 16 rideable days J July: 11 rideable days11 d J August: 19.5 rideable days A September: 24 rideable days S October: 26 rideable days O November: 28 rideable days28 d N December: 27 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 66%13-20 knots · 33%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 66% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 18 °C. The wettest month is June, with 195 mm.

Monthly averages: Ipua
Monthly averages — Ipua — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.5 247 h 27 °C 158 mm
February 25.0 213 h 28 °C 95 mm
March 26.5 231 h 27 °C 68 mm
April 22.0 166 h 24 °C 163 mm
May 21.0 167 h 22 °C 174 mm
June 16.0 105 h 20 °C 195 mm
July 11.0 67 h 18 °C 127 mm
August 19.5 155 h 19 °C 71 mm
September 24.0 231 h 21 °C 93 mm
October 26.0 276 h 22 °C 171 mm
November 28.0 277 h 24 °C 105 mm
December 27.0 258 h 25 °C 157 mm

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Technical details of Ipua spot

N: Depending on conditions NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Depending on conditions SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Depending on conditions S: 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 NE, ENE, E, S.

Depending on conditions: N, NNE, ESE, SE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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