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Barra do Jacuípe kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Bahia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m -12.69 | -38.1

Overview

Barra do Jacuípe is a kitesurfing spot located at the mouth of the Jacuípe river, on the northern coast of Bahia. The spot offers a mixed body of water between river and ocean, with the constant Nordeste trade winds blowing from east to southeast from July to February. Conditions are suited to intermediate riders.
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Spot forecast for Barra do Jacuípe

Sunrise 05:04 · Sunset 17:30

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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 4.5 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 Now05:310.8 m11:491.6 m17:510.9 m23:521.7 m06:190.7 m12:321.8 m18:340.8 m00:361.9 m06:570.5 m13:081.9 m19:110.6 m01:132 m07:310.4 m13:422 m19:460.5 m01:502.2 m08:060.3 m14:152.2 m20:210.3 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Barra do Jacuípe: 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

359h

in October · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 28 °C. It peaks in October, with 359 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 29 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 27 rideable days J February: 26 rideable days F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 23.5 rideable days23.5 d A May: 26.5 rideable days M June: 24 rideable days J July: 30 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 29 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 97%13-20 knots · 3%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 97% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is May, with 252 mm.

Monthly averages: Barra do Jacuípe
Monthly averages — Barra do Jacuípe — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.0 273 h 30 °C 153 mm
February 26.0 248 h 30 °C 109 mm
March 29.5 250 h 30 °C 79 mm
April 23.5 153 h 30 °C 165 mm
May 26.5 229 h 28 °C 252 mm
June 24.0 239 h 27 °C 154 mm
July 30.0 264 h 26 °C 109 mm
August 30.5 310 h 26 °C 111 mm
September 29.5 334 h 27 °C 63 mm
October 31.0 359 h 28 °C 108 mm
November 29.0 328 h 28 °C 145 mm
December 31.0 383 h 30 °C 30 mm

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Technical details of Barra do Jacuípe 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.

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

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