Overview

Paiva is a kitesurf spot located south of Recife, Pernambuco. This beach offers sailing conditions with a side-shore southeast wind and an ocean body of water with moderate waves. Suited for intermediate riders, the spot benefits from proximity to Recife and a coastline under tourism development.

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Spot forecast for Paiva

Sunrise 04:54 · Sunset 17:14

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

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Swell and waves

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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.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:41 · 0.8 m High tide 12:01 · 1.7 m Low tide 18:02 · 0.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:08 · 1.8 m Low tide 06:32 · 0.7 m High tide 12:46 · 1.9 m Low tide 18:48 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:52 · 2 m Low tide 07:12 · 0.6 m High tide 13:23 · 2 m Low tide 19:27 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:31 · 2.1 m Low tide 07:48 · 0.4 m High tide 13:57 · 2.2 m Low tide 20:03 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:08 · 2.3 m Low tide 08:23 · 0.3 m High tide 14:32 · 2.3 m Low tide 20:39 · 0.3 m

Paiva: 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

382h

in October · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 28 rideable days a month on average, at 28 °C. It peaks in October, with 382 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is May, with 270 mm.

Monthly averages: Paiva

Monthly averages — Paiva — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	27.5	228 h	29 °C	84 mm
February	24.5	227 h	29 °C	137 mm
March	26.5	220 h	30 °C	121 mm
April	25.0	177 h	29 °C	104 mm
May	26.0	223 h	28 °C	270 mm
June	29.0	241 h	27 °C	216 mm
July	30.0	267 h	26 °C	162 mm
August	30.0	324 h	26 °C	137 mm
September	30.0	371 h	27 °C	78 mm
October	31.0	382 h	28 °C	62 mm
November	30.0	384 h	28 °C	47 mm
December	31.0	385 h	29 °C	60 mm

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Technical details of Paiva 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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RECIFE23.6 km

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