Praia Do Quartel kitesurf, wingfoil and windsurf spot

Brazil · Pernambuco

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m -7.99 | -34.84

Overview

Praia do Quartel is a coastal spot located north of Recife, Pernambuco. This beach offers kitesurfing conditions with a regular side-shore southeast wind and an ocean body of water. Suited for intermediate riders, the spot benefits from a pleasant natural setting and proximity to the Recife metropolitan area.

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Spot forecast for Praia Do Quartel

Sunrise 04:53 · Sunset 17:13

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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 2.9 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25Mon 26 Now00:542 m07:140.6 m13:252 m19:290.6 m01:332.2 m07:500.4 m13:592.2 m20:050.5 m02:102.3 m08:250.3 m14:342.3 m20:410.4 m02:482.4 m09:010.2 m15:102.4 m21:180.2 m03:282.4 m09:380.2 m15:472.4 m21:580.2 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 · 0.4 m High tide · 2.2 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 2.3 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Sunday 25 October High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m
  • Monday 26 October High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 2.4 m Low tide · 0.2 m

Praia Do Quartel: 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

397h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to December, peaking in October: 30 rideable days a month and 397 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is April, at 23 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days23 d A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 27.5 rideable days J February: 27.5 rideable days F March: 27 rideable days M April: 23 rideable days23 d A May: 29.5 rideable days M June: 29 rideable days J July: 29.5 rideable days J August: 30.5 rideable days A September: 30 rideable days S October: 31 rideable days31 d O November: 30 rideable days N December: 31 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 July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is May, with 217 mm.

Monthly averages: Praia Do Quartel
Monthly averages — Praia Do Quartel — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 27.5 232 h 30 °C 77 mm
February 27.5 246 h 30 °C 128 mm
March 27.0 230 h 30 °C 127 mm
April 23.0 183 h 30 °C 112 mm
May 29.5 237 h 28 °C 217 mm
June 29.0 260 h 27 °C 194 mm
July 29.5 289 h 26 °C 156 mm
August 30.5 334 h 26 °C 140 mm
September 30.0 379 h 27 °C 84 mm
October 31.0 397 h 28 °C 57 mm
November 30.0 352 h 29 °C 40 mm
December 31.0 338 h 29 °C 62 mm

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Technical details of Praia Do Quartel 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.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate

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