Sea · Rio Grande do Norte · Brazil
Galinhos
Best for kiting from June to February, with 52 to 99 % kite days. Water 27 to 29 °C.
A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 knots (gusts up to 45) between 10:00 and 19:00, in daylight. Percentages are the share of such days in each month, counted over 9 years.
- Prime 60 % and more
- Good 40 to 59 %
- Possible 20 to 39 %
- Off under 20 %
- No data hatched
- Ringed: this month
Prime also needs a good month in at least 7 of the 9 years, so one freak year cannot make a month Prime. A month with 60 %+ but fewer good years shows as Good.
Confidence highClose model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 99 % Primeabout 30 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 1 %
- Kiteable 99 %
- Too strong 0 %
- 10 day trip
- 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 9.9 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
- Best hours
- 13:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.2 h
- Water
- 27 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 30 °Cdaily maximum, 29 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 1 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Galinhos averaged 30 kite days out of 31 (99 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 90 | 70 | 42 | 27 | 36 | 52 | 77 | 87 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 98 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Prime | Good | Possible | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 9 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 2 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 0, reached 50 % | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 13 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 14 to 17 | 15 to 16 | 15 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 13 to 16 | 12 to 16 | 12 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 10 of 31 | 14 of 28 | 22 of 31 | 18 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 3 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 2 of 30 | 5 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water | boardshorts all year | |||||||||||
- In January, Galinhos averaged 28 kite days out of 31 (90 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Galinhos averaged 20 kite days out of 28 (70 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Galinhos averaged 13 kite days out of 31 (42 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Galinhos averaged 8 kite days out of 30 (27 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 2 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Galinhos averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (36 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Galinhos averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (52 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Galinhos averaged 24 kite days out of 31 (77 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Galinhos averaged 27 kite days out of 31 (87 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Galinhos averaged 28 kite days out of 30 (94 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Galinhos averaged 30 kite days out of 31 (99 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Galinhos averaged 29 kite days out of 30 (99 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Galinhos averaged 30 kite days out of 31 (98 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good years are not shown here: this spot has no complete per year values, because the two models drift apart over the years. x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise. Best hours: the hours from 10:00 on when the wind most often reaches 12 to 35 knots. Rain day: 1 mm or more of rain.
Source: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly model wind, 2017 to 2025; water temperature 2023 to 2025. How we count kite days and trip odds
Trip odds at Galinhos
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
- February7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- March4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.0 expected
- April2 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 2.8 expected
- May3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.4 expected
- June7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.5 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.2 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 8.9 expected
- September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.5 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.9 expected
- November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.9 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.7 expected
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that month between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Trip odds by start week
Pick your start week and trip length. Each cell: of all trips of that length that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, how many in 10 got at least half their days with kite wind.
Trip odds by start week, 10 day trips, 2017 to 2025
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Colours as in the kite year: 6 in 10 and more like Prime · 4 to 5 in 10 like Good · 2 to 3 in 10 like Possible · under 2 in 10 like Off · No data hatched (fewer than 30 trips) · Ringed: this week · Raised: your start week
x in 10 reads: of all 10 day trips that started in that week between 2017 and 2025, x in 10 got at least 5 kite days. We cap the figure at 9 in 10 because wind is never a promise.
Source: hourly wind from the ECMWF IFS model via Open-Meteo, 2017 to 2025, kiteCOMPASS method v1. How we count
9 in 10
trips of 10 days starting in week 45 (e.g. 5 to 11 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips, capped at 9 in 10).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 10.0 kite days expected out of 10
Kite days per trip, 63 trips
Bars right of the line are good trips (5 kite days or more).
How the wind behaves
In November, the windiest month
- Too light 1 %
- Kiteable 99 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 1 %, kiteable on 99 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 12:00 to 16:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from NE (45°).
Kitesurfing at Galinhos: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Galinhos?
The best months are June to February: from 2017 to 2025, 52 to 99 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Galinhos windy in October?
Yes, very. 99 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 30 days in a typical October. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days, 2017 to 2025.
What is the water temperature at Galinhos?
The water ranges from 27 °C in July to 30 °C in March. In October it is about 27 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Galinhos get in a year?
About 265 days a year were kite days from 2017 to 2025, out of 365. A kite day has at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn.
Live forecast
The numbers above are long term averages. The forecast shows the next days.
Live forecast from Windy
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Spot facts
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Country
- Brazil
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), 120 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -5.0881, -36.2900
- Model
- ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly
Conditions, checked against kite guides
Water state, flat areas, waves and whether schools teach here, from kite sources, not from satellite images.
- Flat water is the main riding area.
- A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
- Learning: no kite source says.
- Flat lagoon, choppy near the lighthouse. At low tide areas get shallow and reef dries out. Car free peninsula reached by buggy or boat from Guamare.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: web.kite-and-windsurfing-guide.com.
Nearby kite spots in Rio Grande do Norte
Kite days in October, % of days
- Porto do Mangue
Brazil · 3 points fewer kite days than Galinhos in October
96 %Kite days by month at Porto do Mangue: Jan 65 %, Feb 44 %, Mar 19 %, Apr 10 %, May 17 %, Jun 39 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 86 %, Sep 94 %, Oct 96 %, Nov 90 %, Dec 84 % - Praia do Marco
Brazil · 1 point more kite days than Galinhos in October
100 %Kite days by month at Praia do Marco: Jan 86 %, Feb 72 %, Mar 46 %, Apr 45 %, May 62 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 100 %, Nov 98 %, Dec 96 % - Sao Miguel do Gostoso
Brazil · same kite days as Galinhos in October
99 %Kite days by month at Sao Miguel do Gostoso: Jan 85 %, Feb 73 %, Mar 52 %, Apr 54 %, May 75 %, Jun 86 %, Jul 95 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 99 %, Nov 97 %, Dec 95 % - Praia de Perobas
Brazil · 5 points fewer kite days than Galinhos in October
94 %Kite days by month at Praia de Perobas: Jan 70 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 45 %, Apr 55 %, May 74 %, Jun 87 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 98 %, Sep 99 %, Oct 94 %, Nov 88 %, Dec 89 % - Rio do Fogo
Brazil · 7 points fewer kite days than Galinhos in October
92 %Kite days by month at Rio do Fogo: Jan 64 %, Feb 60 %, Mar 41 %, Apr 49 %, May 70 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 96 %, Sep 98 %, Oct 92 %, Nov 84 %, Dec 84 % - Maracajaú
Brazil · 9 points fewer kite days than Galinhos in October
90 %Kite days by month at Maracajaú: Jan 63 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 36 %, Apr 45 %, May 68 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 98 %, Sep 98 %, Oct 90 %, Nov 80 %, Dec 79 % - Genipabu
Brazil · 11 points fewer kite days than Galinhos in October
88 %Kite days by month at Genipabu: Jan 59 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 41 %, May 63 %, Jun 80 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 95 %, Sep 97 %, Oct 88 %, Nov 74 %, Dec 71 % - Pirangi
Brazil · 10 points fewer kite days than Galinhos in October
89 %Kite days by month at Pirangi: Jan 59 %, Feb 56 %, Mar 38 %, Apr 45 %, May 67 %, Jun 83 %, Jul 92 %, Aug 96 %, Sep 97 %, Oct 89 %, Nov 72 %, Dec 72 %
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kiteCOMPASS · method k3h-10to19-v1 · 2017 to 2025
Model wind: ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025. Water temperature: 2023 to 2025. Kite day: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn. Confidence: high.
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In October, 99 % of days at Galinhos met the kiteCOMPASS kite day rule: at least 3 hours of 12 to 35 kn model wind between 10:00 and 19:00 in daylight, with gusts up to 45 kn (ECMWF IFS 9 km via Open-Meteo, hourly, 2017 to 2025). https://kitecompass.app/spot/galinhos
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