Overview

Pontal Maria Farinha is a kitesurf spot located north of Recife, Pernambuco, at the mouth of the Rio Timbó. The spot offers mixed water between river and ocean with a consistent southeast wind. Suitable for intermediate riders, the spot benefits from sheltered waters on the river side and good accessibility from Recife.

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Spot forecast for Pontal Maria Farinha

Sunrise 04:54 · Sunset 17:13

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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 4.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:45 · 0.9 m High tide 12:04 · 1.7 m Low tide 18:05 · 0.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:11 · 1.9 m Low tide 06:36 · 0.7 m High tide 12:49 · 1.9 m Low tide 18:52 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:56 · 2 m Low tide 07:16 · 0.6 m High tide 13:26 · 2.1 m Low tide 19:31 · 0.7 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:34 · 2.2 m Low tide 07:52 · 0.5 m High tide 14:01 · 2.2 m Low tide 20:07 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:12 · 2.3 m Low tide 08:27 · 0.3 m High tide 14:36 · 2.4 m Low tide 20:43 · 0.4 m

Pontal Maria Farinha: 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

424h

in October · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 28 °C. It peaks in October, with 424 hours of usable wind.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 94%13-20 knots · 6%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 94% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is May, with 235 mm.

Monthly averages: Pontal Maria Farinha

Monthly averages — Pontal Maria Farinha — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.5	260 h	30 °C	76 mm
February	27.0	271 h	29 °C	134 mm
March	27.5	269 h	30 °C	132 mm
April	27.0	223 h	29 °C	106 mm
May	30.0	271 h	28 °C	235 mm
June	29.0	296 h	27 °C	198 mm
July	30.5	308 h	26 °C	162 mm
August	30.5	357 h	26 °C	144 mm
September	30.0	399 h	27 °C	79 mm
October	31.0	424 h	28 °C	55 mm
November	30.0	405 h	28 °C	37 mm
December	31.0	394 h	28 °C	66 mm

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Technical details of Pontal Maria Farinha 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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