Sea · Rio Grande do Norte · Brazil
Maracajaú
Best for kiting all year except March and April.
- Prime 60 %+
- Good 40 %+
- Possible 20 %+
- Off under 20 %
- Ringed: this month
October · nowTap a month
- Kite days
- 90%
- kite days
- Prime, 9 of 9 years good
- Wind
- 15kn
- from SE
- average 12:00 to 18:00
- Water
- 27°C
- boardshorts
- water
- Trip odds
- 9in 10
- 10 day trips good
- about 8.6 kite days of 10
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How we know thisConfidence high
Confidence. Close model cell, both models agree on the season, 9 full years.
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.
Best months: at least half the days are kite days (50 % or more), outside the cold months. The colours grade every month on their own scale: Prime from 60 %, Good from 40 %, Possible from 20 %.
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.
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.
How the wind behaves
In September, the windiest month
Afternoon wind 17 knots, average 12:00 to 18:00.
- Too light 2 %
- Kiteable 98 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 2 %, kiteable on 98 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 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 SE (135°).
Month by month
- Kite days
- 90 % Primeabout 28 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 10 %
- Kiteable 90 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 9 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 8.6 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 16:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.2 h
- Water
- 27 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 27 °Cdaily maximum, 27 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 13 of 31with 1 mm or more
| Kite days% of days | 63 | 56 | 36 | 45 | 68 | 84 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 90 | 80 | 79 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 1 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 11 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 | 10 to 16 |
| Daylighth | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.4 |
| Water°C at the surface | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 19 of 31 | 20 of 28 | 25 of 31 | 24 of 30 | 23 of 31 | 23 of 30 | 24 of 31 | 19 of 31 | 14 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 10 of 30 | 15 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water | boardshorts all year | |||||||||||
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. 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 by start week
Pick your start week and trip length.
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
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 47 (e.g. 19 to 25 November) got at least 5 kite days in 2017 to 2025 (63 trips).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 7.6 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).
Kitesurfing at Maracajaú: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Maracajaú?
The best months are all year except March and April: from 2017 to 2025, 56 to 98 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Maracajaú windy in October?
Yes, very. 90 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 28 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 Maracajaú?
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 Maracajaú get in a year?
About 271 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
- Rio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport (NAT), 39 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -5.4266, -35.2931
- 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.
- Small chop on the main riding area.
- Learning possible in parts: a flat area plus a wave zone.
- General sources describe calm, shallow water behind the Parrachos reefs 7 km offshore, and a local kite center gives lessons, but no kite-specific description of the water was found.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence low (no kite source, or contradictions). Sources: en.wikipedia.org, app.advcollective.com.
Nearby kite spots in Rio Grande do Norte
- 92% kite days
Rio do Fogo19 km
15 kn SE27 °C boardshortschopgood for learning
Kite days by month in 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 % - 94% kite days
Praia de Perobas24 km
16 kn SE27 °C boardshortsflat water
Kite days by month in 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 % - 88% kite days
Genipabu30 km
15 kn SE27 °C boardshortssea
Kite days by month in 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 % - 99% kite days
Sao Miguel do Gostoso50 km
17 kn ESE27 °C boardshortsflat and wavesgood for learning
Kite days by month in 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 % - 89% kite days
Pirangi51 km
15 kn SE27 °C boardshortssea
Kite days by month in 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 % - 100% kite days
Praia do Marco59 km
16 kn ESE27 °C boardshortsflat watergood for learning
Kite days by month in 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 % - 89% kite days
Tibau do Sul, Cacimbinha89 km
15 kn SE27 °C boardshortssea
Kite days by month in Tibau do Sul, Cacimbinha: Jan 65 %, Feb 62 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 54 %, May 72 %, Jun 86 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 96 %, Sep 96 %, Oct 89 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 78 % - 89% kite days
Pipa, Praia do Amor94 km
16 kn SE27 °C boardshortssea
Kite days by month in Pipa, Praia do Amor: Jan 66 %, Feb 64 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 58 %, May 74 %, Jun 88 %, Jul 94 %, Aug 96 %, Sep 97 %, Oct 89 %, Nov 75 %, Dec 78 %
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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, 90 % of days at Maracajaú 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/maracajau
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