Best time to kitesurf Parajuru

The best time to kitesurf at Parajuru is September, with about 23 windy days a month (15+ knots) and water around 28°C.

Parajuru, Ceará, Brazil

Sports: Kitesurfing, Wingfoiling

Best time to go: September

Parajuru is a small fishing village in the municipality of Beberibe, on Ceará's east coast, about 130 km south-east of Fortaleza (1.5 to 2 hours by car) and some 30 km down the coast from Uruaú. The riding area is right in front of the village: a large tidal lagoon behind a sandbar, the open Atlantic a few hundred metres beyond it, and the mouth of the Pirangi river 4 to 5 km along the coast, which riders reach by buggy or on a downwinder.

The east to south-east trade wind blows diagonally onshore, usually at 15 to 25 knots. It is most reliable from June to January, and August to November are the best months. It is often cross-shore in the morning, can drop for a couple of hours around midday and picks up again in the afternoon, strongest towards sunset. The lagoon works from about two hours before to two hours after high tide and is widest and deepest around full moon: it is then wide, shallow and flat, good for beginners, freestyle and learning to wing foil. At low tide it dries out and small waves break on the sandbanks on the sea side, with no shore break; experienced riders can ride the ocean at any tide, and there is about 500 m of flat water on the windward side of the river mouth. Currents move the sandbanks, so the spot changes from day to day.

Parajuru is quiet, with few riders on the water, and a kite centre on the beach has storage, showers and staff who help with launching and landing. The water is about 27 to 30 °C all year, so boardshorts or a lycra are enough; bring strong, waterproof sun protection, as it almost never rains in the windy season.

Month by month at Parajuru

January: 3 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 1 m, water 29°C, air 30°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 18; a day can have both
February: 1 windy day (15+ knots), average wind 10 knots, waves 1 m, water 29°C, air 30°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 27 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 19; a day can have both
March: 0 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 0.9 m, water 30°C, air 29°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 28 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 26; a day can have both
April: 0 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 8 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 30°C, air 29°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 27 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 26; a day can have both
May: 0 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 9 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 30°C, air 30°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 28 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 17; a day can have both
June: 0 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 11 knots, waves 1.2 m, water 29°C, air 29°C (nights 24°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 29 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 13; a day can have both
July: 5 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 1.2 m, water 28°C, air 30°C (nights 24°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 9; a day can have both
August: 15 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 1.3 m, water 27°C, air 30°C (nights 24°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 31 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 3; a day can have both
September: 23 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 15 knots, waves 1 m, water 28°C, air 30°C (nights 24°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 2; a day can have both
October: 20 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 14 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 28°C, air 30°C (nights 25°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 31 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 2; a day can have both
November: 8 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 13 knots, waves 1.2 m, water 28°C, air 30°C (nights 26°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 30 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 8; a day can have both
December: 4 windy days (15+ knots), average wind 12 knots, waves 1.1 m, water 29°C, air 30°C (nights 26°C), sun (6+ hours) on about 31 days, rain (1+ mm) on about 9; a day can have both