Overview

Gringo is a kitesurf spot located on the Rio São Francisco in Petrolina, in the interior of Pernambuco. This river spot offers flat water on the river with a consistent thermal wind. Suited for intermediate riders, the spot offers ideal flat water conditions for freeride and freestyle on the largest river in the Nordeste.

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Spot forecast for Gringo

Sunrise 05:16 · Sunset 17:37

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

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Gringo: when to go?

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Season · peak

416h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from May to October, peaking in May: 30 rideable days a month and 416 hours of usable wind, at 32 °C. The low point is January, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 83%13-20 knots · 17%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 83% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is June, at 30 °C. The wettest month is January, with 134 mm.

Monthly averages: Gringo

Monthly averages — Gringo — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	14.5	125 h	32 °C	134 mm
February	25.5	272 h	32 °C	65 mm
March	26.0	242 h	33 °C	28 mm
April	24.5	256 h	32 °C	69 mm
May	31.0	416 h	31 °C	15 mm
June	29.5	397 h	30 °C	12 mm
July	31.0	422 h	30 °C	5 mm
August	30.5	411 h	31 °C	2 mm
September	30.0	409 h	33 °C	1 mm
October	30.0	370 h	34 °C	12 mm
November	27.0	279 h	34 °C	49 mm
December	30.0	291 h	34 °C	9 mm

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Technical details of Gringo 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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