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Algodoes kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Bahia

Spot currently openIntermediate level -14.08 | -38.95

Overview

Algodoes is a kitesurfing spot located on the southern coast of Bahia, in the Marau Peninsula region. The spot offers ocean conditions with the consistent trade winds of the Brazilian Northeast blowing from east to southeast. Winds of 15 to 25 knots from July to February make it a pleasant spot for intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Algodoes

Sunrise 04:57 · Sunset 17:43

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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 2.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Sat 14Sun 15Mon 16Tue 17Wed 18 Now06:111.7 m12:010.8 m18:181.7 m00:440.7 m07:021.6 m12:540.9 m19:121.7 m01:510.8 m08:091.5 m14:081 m20:221.6 m03:090.8 m09:301.5 m15:331 m21:411.6 m04:210.8 m10:421.6 m16:440.9 m22:491.7 m
  • Saturday 14 November High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Sunday 15 November Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Monday 16 November Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.6 m
  • Tuesday 17 November Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.6 m
  • Wednesday 18 November Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m

Algodoes: 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

216h

in November · 29 rideable days

The season runs from August to December, peaking in November: 28 rideable days a month and 216 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is June, at 21 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days21 d J July: 23 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days29 d N December: 28.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 22.5 rideable days J February: 24.5 rideable days F March: 22 rideable days M April: 22.5 rideable days A May: 24 rideable days M June: 21 rideable days21 d J July: 23 rideable days J August: 28.5 rideable days A September: 26.5 rideable days S October: 27.5 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days29 d N December: 28.5 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 August, at 25 °C. The wettest month is April, with 282 mm.

Monthly averages: Algodoes
Monthly averages — Algodoes — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 22.5 187 h 29 °C 182 mm
February 24.5 167 h 29 °C 190 mm
March 22.0 136 h 30 °C 97 mm
April 22.5 143 h 29 °C 282 mm
May 24.0 177 h 28 °C 255 mm
June 21.0 156 h 26 °C 142 mm
July 23.0 168 h 26 °C 88 mm
August 28.5 224 h 25 °C 124 mm
September 26.5 233 h 26 °C 71 mm
October 27.5 234 h 27 °C 143 mm
November 29.0 216 h 27 °C 161 mm
December 28.5 269 h 29 °C 73 mm

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Technical details of Algodoes 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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