Araguari River kitesurf spot

Brazil · Amapá

Spot currently openAdvanced level 1.21 | -50.09

Overview

The Araguari River in Amapa is a unique spot in the world, famous for the Pororoca, the Amazonian tidal bore. Experienced riders can surf this tidal wave traveling up the river, in a wild and isolated environment in the heart of equatorial Amazonia.

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Spot forecast for Araguari River

Sunrise 06:02 · Sunset 18:07

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

Next tides

  • High tide · 3.5 m
  • Low tide · 1 m
  • High tide · 3.4 m
  • Low tide · 1.2 m

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Araguari River: 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

258h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from August to December, peaking in October: 28 rideable days a month and 258 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is April, at 9 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 17.5 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 9 rideable days9 d A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 17 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 17.5 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 14 rideable days M April: 9 rideable days9 d A May: 9.5 rideable days M June: 17 rideable days J July: 18 rideable days J August: 22.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 26.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 29 °C. The wettest month is April, with 557 mm.

Monthly averages: Araguari River
Monthly averages — Araguari River — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 17.5 120 h 29 °C 485 mm
February 17.5 118 h 29 °C 468 mm
March 14.0 84 h 29 °C 481 mm
April 9.0 61 h 29 °C 557 mm
May 9.5 60 h 29 °C 478 mm
June 17.0 113 h 30 °C 237 mm
July 18.0 113 h 30 °C 159 mm
August 22.5 151 h 32 °C 73 mm
September 28.5 245 h 33 °C 11 mm
October 31.0 258 h 33 °C 15 mm
November 30.0 259 h 33 °C 18 mm
December 26.5 196 h 30 °C 208 mm

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Technical details of Araguari River spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Depending on conditions NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Not rideable 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 NE, ENE, E, ESE.

Depending on conditions: NNE, SE.

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