Overview

Paracuru is a renowned kitesurf spot on the coast of Ceará, about 80 km northwest of Fortaleza. Known for its waves and powerful winds, it is one of the best wave-kite spots in Brazil. The Northeast trade winds blow strongly from east to southeast from July to February.

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Spot forecast for parajuru

Sunrise 05:07 · Sunset 17:22

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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 3.4 km from the spot.

Wednesday 28 October High tide 05:38 · 3 m Low tide 11:43 · 0.4 m High tide 17:54 · 3.1 m
Thursday 29 October Low tide 00:15 · 0.3 m High tide 06:27 · 2.8 m Low tide 12:30 · 0.6 m High tide 18:44 · 3 m
Friday 30 October Low tide 01:08 · 0.5 m High tide 07:23 · 2.6 m Low tide 13:24 · 0.8 m High tide 19:41 · 2.8 m
Saturday 31 October Low tide 02:07 · 0.6 m High tide 08:26 · 2.5 m Low tide 14:25 · 1 m High tide 20:46 · 2.7 m
Sunday 1 November Low tide 03:15 · 0.8 m High tide 09:35 · 2.4 m Low tide 15:37 · 1.1 m High tide 21:57 · 2.6 m

parajuru: 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

409h

in July · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 30 °C. It peaks in July, with 409 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 80%13-20 knots · 20%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 80% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is February, at 29 °C. The wettest month is March, with 301 mm.

Monthly averages: parajuru

Monthly averages — parajuru — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.0	361 h	30 °C	84 mm
February	23.5	283 h	29 °C	258 mm
March	26.0	242 h	29 °C	301 mm
April	24.0	214 h	29 °C	164 mm
May	30.5	382 h	30 °C	63 mm
June	30.0	387 h	29 °C	90 mm
July	31.0	409 h	30 °C	26 mm
August	31.0	431 h	30 °C	7 mm
September	30.0	420 h	30 °C	2 mm
October	31.0	434 h	29 °C	6 mm
November	30.0	419 h	29 °C	16 mm
December	31.0	432 h	30 °C	25 mm

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Technical details of parajuru 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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