Overview

Riacho Doce is a kitesurf spot located north of Maceió, on the coast of Alagoas. The beach benefits from reliable Northeast trade winds with east to southeast winds blowing from July to February. A good spot for intermediate riders looking for regular ocean conditions.

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Spot forecast for Riacho Doce

Sunrise 04:56 · Sunset 17:18

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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 3 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:36 · 0.8 m High tide 11:55 · 1.7 m Low tide 17:57 · 0.9 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:01 · 1.8 m Low tide 06:26 · 0.7 m High tide 12:40 · 1.8 m Low tide 18:43 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:45 · 1.9 m Low tide 07:06 · 0.5 m High tide 13:17 · 2 m Low tide 19:21 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:24 · 2.1 m Low tide 07:42 · 0.4 m High tide 13:51 · 2.1 m Low tide 19:57 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 02:01 · 2.2 m Low tide 08:17 · 0.3 m High tide 14:25 · 2.2 m Low tide 20:32 · 0.3 m

Riacho Doce: when to go?

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Season · peak

366h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from July to January, peaking in October: 30 rideable days a month and 366 hours of usable wind, at 28 °C. The low point is April, at 20.5 days.

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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 287 mm.

Monthly averages: Riacho Doce

Monthly averages — Riacho Doce — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.5	291 h	30 °C	58 mm
February	26.0	245 h	30 °C	82 mm
March	29.5	262 h	30 °C	88 mm
April	20.5	148 h	30 °C	96 mm
May	23.0	185 h	28 °C	287 mm
June	25.5	206 h	27 °C	256 mm
July	28.0	252 h	26 °C	170 mm
August	30.0	310 h	26 °C	136 mm
September	30.0	348 h	27 °C	95 mm
October	31.0	366 h	28 °C	54 mm
November	30.0	369 h	29 °C	31 mm
December	31.0	382 h	29 °C	40 mm

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Technical details of Riacho Doce 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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MACEIO - AEROPORTO15.2 km

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