Brazil

Kitesurfing in Paraipaba

Name: Paraipaba
Address: BR

3 kite spots and kite centres are mapped around Paraipaba (Brazil) in OpenStreetMap. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR), 84 km in a straight line.

Show on the map-3.3397, -39.1502

Windiest months: August-November
Prevailing wind: Efrom east, 99°
Windiest month: 15.9knots on average (8.2 m/s), September
Nearest airport: FORPinto Martins International Airport, 84 km

Forecast and webcams

Before you go

Forecasts often disagree. When Windguru, ALADIN and Windy agree, it is worth going.

Tips for this spot

Offshore wind carries you away from land. Do not ride it without a rescue boat.
When a storm is coming, get out of the water and land the kite at once. Gusts before a storm are violent and a kite overhead is the highest point around.
New spot: ask locals about shallows, currents and where people launch.

Wind across the year

When it blows here

Windier months: August-November. The prevailing wind blows from the east (99°).

11.3Jan5.8

10.2Feb5.2

9.2Mar4.7

8.9Apr4.6

10.2May5.2

11.8Jun6.1

13.5Jul6.9

15.1Aug7.8

15.9Sep8.2

15.4Oct7.9

14.6Nov7.5

13.4Dec6.9

windiest monthsaverage wind in knots, NASA POWER; below the month in m/s

Values by month

January	11.3 knots · 5.8 m/s
February	10.2 knots · 5.2 m/s
March	9.2 knots · 4.7 m/s
April	8.9 knots · 4.6 m/s
May	10.2 knots · 5.2 m/s
June	11.8 knots · 6.1 m/s
July	13.5 knots · 6.9 m/s
August	15.1 knots · 7.8 m/s
September	15.9 knots · 8.2 m/s
October	15.4 knots · 7.9 m/s
November	14.6 knots · 7.5 m/s
December	13.4 knots · 6.9 m/s

Monthly mean wind at 10 m from the NASA POWER model (MERRA-2, grid of about 50 km, 2001-2025 climatology), converted to knots and m/s. It shows the pattern across the year, not the wind on the beach: local thermal wind is often stronger.

Spots and schools

Mapped in OpenStreetMap

Kite point
Kite spotOSM
Kitepoint
Kite centre or schoolOSM

Getting there

Nearest airports

FORPinto Martins International Airport, Fortaleza84 km in a straight line
JJDComandante Ariston Pessoa Airport, Cruz142 km in a straight line

Nearby

Other places nearby

Sources: OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), NASA POWER, OurAirports. Data downloaded 16 October 2026. About Paraipaba: Wikipedia · Wikidata

A week on the water

Kite safari in the Red Sea

8 days on a yacht from Hurghada to the islands of the northern Red Sea. Next departure 7-14 November 2026, the 2027 dates are coming soon.

See the safari

The safari is organised by Mohamed of Paradise Kitesurf Red Sea. I've known him for years and we work together.