Overview

Barra de Pernambuquinho is a spot located in the far west of Rio Grande do Norte, near the border with Ceará. The trade winds blow strongly between 15 and 25 knots from July to February. The spot offers ocean conditions with waves, suited to intermediate riders in a wild and isolated setting.

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Spot forecast for Barra de Pernambuquinho

Sunrise 05:06 · Sunset 17:20

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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 4.4 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:58 · 1 m High tide 12:17 · 2.1 m Low tide 18:20 · 1.2 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:27 · 2.3 m Low tide 06:54 · 0.9 m High tide 13:08 · 2.3 m Low tide 19:13 · 1 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:17 · 2.4 m Low tide 07:38 · 0.7 m High tide 13:48 · 2.5 m Low tide 19:57 · 0.8 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:00 · 2.6 m Low tide 08:17 · 0.6 m High tide 14:26 · 2.7 m Low tide 20:37 · 0.6 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:41 · 2.8 m Low tide 08:55 · 0.4 m High tide 15:02 · 2.8 m Low tide 22:16 · 0.4 m

Barra de Pernambuquinho: 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

362h

in August · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 32 °C. It peaks in August, with 362 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 77%13-20 knots · 23%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 77% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 31 °C. The wettest month is March, with 213 mm.

Monthly averages: Barra de Pernambuquinho

Monthly averages — Barra de Pernambuquinho — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.0	324 h	31 °C	76 mm
February	26.0	227 h	32 °C	169 mm
March	26.0	186 h	31 °C	213 mm
April	23.5	150 h	31 °C	149 mm
May	29.5	251 h	32 °C	46 mm
June	30.0	304 h	31 °C	86 mm
July	30.5	320 h	32 °C	27 mm
August	31.0	362 h	33 °C	12 mm
September	30.0	390 h	33 °C	5 mm
October	31.0	413 h	32 °C	7 mm
November	30.0	391 h	32 °C	6 mm
December	31.0	399 h	32 °C	20 mm

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Technical details of Barra de Pernambuquinho spot

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

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

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

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