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Dunas do Seu Nelson kitesurf and landkite spot

Brazil · Bahia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 397 m -9.42 | -41.14

Overview

Dunas do Seu Nelson is a unique spot located in the interior of Bahia, at nearly 400m altitude. This dune field offers conditions for landkiting and kitesurfing on surrounding water bodies. The trade winds of the Brazilian Northeast blow from east to southeast, offering regular winds in a spectacular desert landscape.
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Spot forecast for Dunas do Seu Nelson

Sunrise 05:18 · Sunset 17:39

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

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Dunas do Seu Nelson: 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

396h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in May: 31 rideable days a month and 396 hours of usable wind, at 31 °C. The low point is January, at 18 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 18 rideable days18 d J February: 25 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 27 rideable days N December: 30.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 18 rideable days18 d J February: 25 rideable days F March: 27.5 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 30.5 rideable days O November: 27 rideable days N December: 30.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 82%13-20 knots · 18%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 82% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 29 °C. The wettest month is January, with 158 mm.

Monthly averages: Dunas do Seu Nelson
Monthly averages — Dunas do Seu Nelson — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.0 186 h 31 °C 158 mm
February 25.0 320 h 31 °C 55 mm
March 27.5 287 h 32 °C 33 mm
April 27.0 289 h 31 °C 62 mm
May 31.0 396 h 31 °C 14 mm
June 30.0 381 h 30 °C 7 mm
July 31.0 395 h 29 °C 2 mm
August 31.0 416 h 31 °C 2 mm
September 30.0 410 h 32 °C 0 mm
October 30.5 401 h 33 °C 15 mm
November 27.0 311 h 32 °C 53 mm
December 30.5 355 h 32 °C 13 mm

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Technical details of Dunas do Seu Nelson 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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