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Capao da Canoa kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Rio Grande do Sul

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m -29.76 | -50.01

Overview

Capão da Canoa is one of the most popular seaside resorts on the northern gaúcho coast. The beach offers good kitesurfing conditions with regular NE and E winds and moderate-sized waves. The spot is well equipped with infrastructure and easy to access. The beach is wide, providing enough space for kitesurfing and wingfoiling.
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Spot forecast for Capao da Canoa

Sunrise 05:36 · Sunset 18:33

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

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Swell and waves

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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 6.3 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now00:170.5 m00:360.5 m04:020.3 m13:250.7 m16:450.5 m18:520.5 m20:150.5 m22:240.6 m04:520.2 m11:430.7 m13:050.7 m13:520.7 m17:280.4 m23:020.6 m05:370.2 m12:120.7 m18:080.4 m23:400.6 m06:210.1 m12:440.7 m18:470.4 m00:170.7 m07:050.1 m13:190.7 m19:250.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Thursday 22 October Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.1 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Capao da Canoa: 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

322h

in October · 30 rideable days

The season runs from September to March, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 322 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is July, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days30 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 28.5 rideable days J February: 26.5 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 22 rideable days A May: 22.5 rideable days M June: 22 rideable days J July: 17.5 rideable days17.5 d J August: 24 rideable days A September: 27.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days30 d O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 16 °C. The wettest month is May, with 224 mm.

Monthly averages: Capao da Canoa
Monthly averages — Capao da Canoa — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 28.5 322 h 27 °C 91 mm
February 26.5 263 h 28 °C 77 mm
March 27.5 253 h 27 °C 48 mm
April 22.0 214 h 24 °C 186 mm
May 22.5 161 h 21 °C 224 mm
June 22.0 157 h 19 °C 206 mm
July 17.5 120 h 16 °C 109 mm
August 24.0 211 h 18 °C 82 mm
September 27.5 251 h 21 °C 152 mm
October 30.0 322 h 22 °C 120 mm
November 28.5 337 h 23 °C 114 mm
December 28.5 292 h 25 °C 148 mm

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Technical details of Capao da Canoa spot

N: Not rideable 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: Depending on conditions SW: Depending on conditions 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: NNE, ESE, SE, SSE, SSW, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable
Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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