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barra do gramame kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Paraíba

Spot currently openIntermediate level -7.25 | -34.81

Overview

Barra do Gramame is a spot located south of Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, at the mouth of the Gramame River. The spot offers a mixed water body between river and ocean with a consistent southeast wind. Suited to intermediate riders, the spot benefits from varied conditions depending on the tide. Pleasant natural setting near the capital.

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Spot forecast for barra do gramame

Sunrise 04:55 · Sunset 17:12

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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 6.1 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 Now04:360.9 m11:021.6 m17:011 m23:171.7 m05:490.9 m12:091.7 m18:070.9 m00:161.9 m06:400.7 m12:541.9 m18:550.8 m01:012 m07:200.6 m13:312 m19:340.6 m01:402.2 m07:560.5 m14:062.2 m20:110.5 m
  • Monday 19 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.6 m Low tide · 1 m High tide · 1.7 m
  • Tuesday 20 October Low tide · 0.9 m High tide · 1.7 m Low tide · 0.9 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.7 m High tide · 1.9 m Low tide · 0.8 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 2 m Low tide · 0.6 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m

barra do gramame: 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

320h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 30 rideable days a month on average, at 29 °C. It peaks in May, with 320 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 30 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 30 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days27.5 d F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 28.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 29.5 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 85%13-20 knots · 15%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 85% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 195 mm.

Monthly averages: barra do gramame
Monthly averages — barra do gramame — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 30.0 296 h 29 °C 80 mm
February 27.5 296 h 30 °C 133 mm
March 29.5 300 h 30 °C 127 mm
April 28.5 273 h 29 °C 99 mm
May 31.0 320 h 29 °C 191 mm
June 29.5 326 h 28 °C 195 mm
July 31.0 337 h 27 °C 155 mm
August 31.0 378 h 27 °C 114 mm
September 30.0 407 h 27 °C 62 mm
October 31.0 439 h 28 °C 47 mm
November 30.0 424 h 29 °C 33 mm
December 31.0 426 h 29 °C 60 mm

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Technical details of barra do gramame 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
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Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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