Arraial dAjuda kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Bahia

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 5 m -16.46 | -39.06

Overview

Arraial d'Ajuda is a kitesurfing spot located in southern Bahia, near Porto Seguro. This bohemian village offers beautiful beaches with colorful cliffs. The Northeast trade winds blow from east to southeast from July to February, providing consistent conditions for intermediate kitesurfers.

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Spot forecast for Arraial dAjuda

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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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 7 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now04:180.9 m10:461.5 m16:511 m22:501.6 m05:280.8 m11:481.6 m17:490.9 m23:481.7 m06:150.7 m12:291.8 m18:310.8 m00:311.9 m06:520.5 m13:051.9 m19:070.6 m01:092 m07:270.4 m13:382.1 m19:410.5 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.5 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.8 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Wednesday 21 October Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.8 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 2.1 m Low tide · 0.5 m

Arraial dAjuda: 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

253h

in October · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from August to March, peaking in October: 27 rideable days a month and 253 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is May, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d M June: 16 rideable days J July: 17 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 25.5 rideable days J February: 23.5 rideable days F March: 26 rideable days M April: 19.5 rideable days A May: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d M June: 16 rideable days J July: 17 rideable days J August: 23.5 rideable days A September: 28.5 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d O November: 27.5 rideable days N December: 28.5 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 96%13-20 knots · 4%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 96% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 25 °C. The wettest month is January, with 179 mm.

Monthly averages: Arraial dAjuda
Monthly averages — Arraial dAjuda — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.5 188 h 29 °C 179 mm
February 23.5 162 h 29 °C 142 mm
March 26.0 164 h 30 °C 88 mm
April 19.5 129 h 29 °C 176 mm
May 14.5 115 h 27 °C 128 mm
June 16.0 80 h 26 °C 102 mm
July 17.0 93 h 26 °C 74 mm
August 23.5 179 h 25 °C 100 mm
September 28.5 217 h 27 °C 57 mm
October 29.5 253 h 27 °C 132 mm
November 27.5 207 h 28 °C 178 mm
December 28.5 240 h 29 °C 95 mm

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Technical details of Arraial dAjuda 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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