Overview

Caraíva is an isolated village in southern Bahia, accessible only by boat, at the mouth of the Caraíva River. This kitesurf spot offers a pristine natural setting with crystal-clear waters. The Northeast trade winds blow from east to southeast from July to February at 15 to 25 knots.

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Spot forecast for Caraíva

Sunrise 05:04 · Sunset 17:37

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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 8.9 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 04:19 · 0.9 m High tide 10:47 · 1.5 m Low tide 16:51 · 1 m High tide 22:51 · 1.6 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:29 · 0.8 m High tide 11:49 · 1.6 m Low tide 17:50 · 0.9 m High tide 23:49 · 1.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 06:16 · 0.7 m High tide 12:31 · 1.8 m Low tide 18:32 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:32 · 1.9 m Low tide 06:53 · 0.5 m High tide 13:05 · 1.9 m Low tide 19:07 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:10 · 2 m Low tide 07:27 · 0.4 m High tide 13:38 · 2.1 m Low tide 19:42 · 0.5 m

Caraíva: 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

263h

in October · 30 rideable days

The season runs from August to March, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 263 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is June, at 17.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 93%13-20 knots · 7%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 93% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 25 °C. The wettest month is January, with 203 mm.

Monthly averages: Caraíva

Monthly averages — Caraíva — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	25.5	209 h	29 °C	203 mm
February	25.5	180 h	29 °C	119 mm
March	28.0	184 h	30 °C	71 mm
April	22.0	143 h	29 °C	155 mm
May	18.0	123 h	27 °C	120 mm
June	17.5	94 h	26 °C	87 mm
July	20.5	106 h	26 °C	58 mm
August	26.5	205 h	25 °C	101 mm
September	28.0	227 h	27 °C	54 mm
October	30.0	263 h	27 °C	148 mm
November	28.0	224 h	28 °C	201 mm
December	28.5	247 h	29 °C	111 mm

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Technical details of Caraíva 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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