Overview

Point Farol is a spot located near Camocim, in the far west of Ceara. This point offers exceptional windy conditions thanks to channeled trade winds, with a varied body of water between lagoon and ocean. The wind is among the strongest in Ceara, making the spot suitable for intermediate and advanced riders. Wild and uncrowded setting.

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Spot forecast for Point Farol

Sunrise 05:22 · Sunset 17:34

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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 4.8 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 00:06 · 2.5 m Low tide 06:49 · 1.3 m High tide 13:01 · 2.4 m Low tide 19:08 · 1.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 01:08 · 2.6 m Low tide 07:36 · 1.1 m High tide 13:49 · 2.6 m Low tide 19:51 · 1.2 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 01:57 · 2.8 m Low tide 08:11 · 0.9 m High tide 14:27 · 2.8 m Low tide 20:26 · 0.9 m
Friday 23 October High tide 02:37 · 2.9 m Low tide 08:43 · 0.7 m High tide 14:59 · 3 m Low tide 21:00 · 0.7 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 03:12 · 3.1 m Low tide 09:15 · 0.6 m High tide 15:28 · 3.2 m Low tide 22:36 · 0.5 m

Point Farol: 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

419h

in August · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to December, peaking in August: 31 rideable days a month and 419 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is February, at 23 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 72%13-20 knots · 28%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 72% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is March, at 29 °C. The wettest month is February, with 391 mm.

Monthly averages: Point Farol

Monthly averages — Point Farol — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	333 h	31 °C	216 mm
February	23.0	255 h	30 °C	391 mm
March	23.5	203 h	29 °C	391 mm
April	23.5	176 h	30 °C	310 mm
May	30.5	279 h	31 °C	103 mm
June	30.0	356 h	31 °C	47 mm
July	30.5	372 h	32 °C	20 mm
August	31.0	419 h	33 °C	10 mm
September	30.0	420 h	34 °C	3 mm
October	31.0	433 h	33 °C	6 mm
November	30.0	414 h	33 °C	11 mm
December	31.0	414 h	32 °C	44 mm

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Technical details of Point Farol 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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All spots: Ceará

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