Best time to kitesurf Macapá

The best time to kitesurf at Macapá is October, with about 27 windy days a month (15+ knots) and water around 28°C.

Luís Correia, Piauí, Brazil

Sports: Kitesurfing, Wingfoiling, Parawing

Best time to go: October

Macapá is a small beach village in the municipality of Luís Correia, on the short coastline of Piauí in north-east Brazil, a few kilometres west of Barra Grande. From around July to the end of the year the east to north-east trade winds blow almost every day. Riders who come here regularly say the wind often stays strong into the late afternoon and sunset, which makes it a good base for long afternoon sessions.

The beach is long and open with a sandy bottom. The tide changes the spot a lot: around low tide the river mouth and the shallows give flat water, while at high tide the sea is more open and choppy. Macapá is often combined with Barra Grande and Barrinha, and it is a stop on the downwinders along the Piauí and Ceará coast; arrange those with a school or guide, as river mouths and remote stretches need local knowledge.

Month by month at Macapá

January: 4 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 1 m, water 29°C, air 30°C (nights 25°C), 28 sunny days, 20 rainy days
February: 1 windy day (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 0.9 m, water 29°C, air 29°C (nights 24°C), 26 sunny days, 26 rainy days
March: 0 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.9 m, water 30°C, air 29°C (nights 24°C), 27 sunny days, 29 rainy days
April: 0 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 7 knots, waves 0.8 m, water 30°C, air 29°C (nights 24°C), 27 sunny days, 27 rainy days
May: 0 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 30°C, air 31°C (nights 25°C), 30 sunny days, 20 rainy days
June: 0 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 29°C, air 31°C (nights 24°C), 30 sunny days, 13 rainy days
July: 2 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 0.7 m, water 29°C, air 32°C (nights 24°C), 31 sunny days, 7 rainy days
August: 10 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 0.9 m, water 28°C, air 33°C (nights 24°C), 31 sunny days, 2 rainy days
September: 23 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 1 m, water 28°C, air 34°C (nights 25°C), 30 sunny days, 1 rainy day
October: 27 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 15 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 28°C, air 33°C (nights 25°C), 29 sunny days, 1 rainy day
November: 23 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 15 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 28°C, air 32°C (nights 25°C), 30 sunny days, 6 rainy days
December: 14 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 1 m, water 29°C, air 32°C (nights 25°C), 30 sunny days, 12 rainy days