Overview

Ponta do Bessa is an urban spot located in João Pessoa, Paraíba. This rocky point offers kitesurfing conditions with a regular southeast wind and a varied body of water between sheltered areas and waves. Suited for intermediate riders, the spot is easily accessible from the city center with good local infrastructure.

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Spot forecast for ponta do bessa

Sunrise 04:56 · 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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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 9 km from the spot.

Saturday 17 October Low tide 01:48 · 0.8 m High tide 07:59 · 1.6 m Low tide 14:02 · 1 m High tide 20:18 · 1.7 m
Sunday 18 October Low tide 03:05 · 0.9 m High tide 09:24 · 1.6 m Low tide 15:29 · 1.1 m High tide 21:50 · 1.7 m
Monday 19 October Low tide 04:36 · 0.9 m High tide 11:03 · 1.6 m Low tide 17:01 · 1 m High tide 23:17 · 1.7 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:49 · 0.9 m High tide 12:09 · 1.7 m Low tide 18:08 · 0.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:16 · 1.9 m Low tide 06:40 · 0.7 m High tide 12:54 · 1.9 m Low tide 18:55 · 0.8 m

ponta do bessa: 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.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 88%13-20 knots · 12%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 88% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 27 °C. The wettest month is June, with 190 mm.

Monthly averages: ponta do bessa

Monthly averages — ponta do bessa — 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	287 h	30 °C	77 mm
February	27.5	298 h	30 °C	144 mm
March	30.0	292 h	30 °C	127 mm
April	28.0	266 h	29 °C	93 mm
May	31.0	320 h	29 °C	176 mm
June	29.0	319 h	28 °C	190 mm
July	31.0	335 h	27 °C	140 mm
August	31.0	371 h	27 °C	98 mm
September	30.0	401 h	27 °C	59 mm
October	31.0	439 h	28 °C	44 mm
November	30.0	419 h	29 °C	32 mm
December	31.0	414 h	29 °C	56 mm

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Technical details of ponta do bessa 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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JOAO PESSOA10 km

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