Sea · Ceará · Brazil
Praia do Apoeiras
Best for kiting all year except March and April, with 56 to 100 % 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
- 100 % Primeabout 31 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 0 %
- Kiteable 100 %
- 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 9.9 expected (capped at 9 in 10)
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.2 h
- Water
- 28 °C, boardshorts
- Air
- 28 °Cdaily maximum, 27 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 1 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 31 kite days out of 31 (100 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 75 | 56 | 37 | 43 | 70 | 90 | 94 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 96 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Prime | Good | Possible | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 8 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 3 in 10 | 5 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 % | 8 of 9 | 6 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 | 9 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 11 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 13 to 17 | 12 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 |
| Daylighth | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.2 | 12.3 |
| Water°C at the surface | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 22 of 31 | 23 of 28 | 28 of 31 | 26 of 30 | 20 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 6 of 31 | 1 of 31 | 1 of 30 | 1 of 31 | 4 of 30 | 10 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water | boardshorts all year | |||||||||||
- In January, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 23 kite days out of 31 (75 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 16 kite days out of 28 (56 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 11 kite days out of 31 (37 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 3 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (43 %). Water 30 °C, boardshorts. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 22 kite days out of 31 (70 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 27 kite days out of 30 (90 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 29 kite days out of 31 (94 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 30 kite days out of 31 (99 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 30 kite days out of 30 (100 %). Water 27 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 31 kite days out of 31 (100 %). Water 28 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Praia do Apoeiras 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, Praia do Apoeiras averaged 30 kite days out of 31 (96 %). Water 29 °C, boardshorts. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in December got at least 5 kite days.
Good year: at least half the days of that month were kite days. 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 Praia do Apoeiras
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 expected
- February6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.1 expected
- March3 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 3.6 expected
- April5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.5 expected
- May9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 7.3 expected
- June9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.0 expected
- July9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.5 expected
- August9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 10.0 expected
- September9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 10.0 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 9.8 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 9.4 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 September, the windiest month
- Too light 0 %
- Kiteable 100 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 0 %, kiteable on 100 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 17:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind steadily from E (90°).
Kitesurfing at Praia do Apoeiras: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Praia do Apoeiras?
The best months are all year except March and April: from 2017 to 2025, 56 to 100 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Praia do Apoeiras windy in October?
Yes, very. 100 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 31 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 Praia do Apoeiras?
The water ranges from 27 °C in August to 30 °C in April. In October it is about 28 °C (wetsuit: boardshorts).
How many kite days does Praia do Apoeiras get in a year?
About 292 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
- Ceará
- Country
- Brazil
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Comandante Ariston Pessoa Airport (JJD), 31 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -2.8320, -40.0854
- 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.
- A flat or sheltered area exists for riding.
- Good for learning: kite sources describe schools teaching here.
- Listed as Arpoeiras: shallow, flat to choppy water with a big shallow area at high tide; at low tide the water line is far out. KiteGlobe copies the Kiteforum entry.
Checked 2026-10-08, confidence medium (one kite source, or two that partly disagree). Sources: se.kiteforum.com, kiteglobe.com.
Nearby kite spots in Ceará
Kite days in October, % of days
- Espraiado
Brazil · 1 point fewer kite days than Praia do Apoeiras in October
99 %Kite days by month at Espraiado: Jan 64 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 21 %, Apr 27 %, May 48 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 86 %, Aug 97 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 99 %, Nov 97 %, Dec 91 % - Praia do Farol
Brazil · 1 point fewer kite days than Praia do Apoeiras in October
99 %Kite days by month at Praia do Farol: Jan 70 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 31 %, Apr 37 %, May 67 %, Jun 88 %, Jul 93 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 99 %, Nov 98 %, Dec 94 % - Barrinha
Brazil · same kite days as Praia do Apoeiras in October
100 %Kite days by month at Barrinha: Jan 72 %, Feb 52 %, Mar 32 %, Apr 39 %, May 62 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 91 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 100 %, Nov 99 %, Dec 95 % - Praia do Torres
Brazil · 1 point fewer kite days than Praia do Apoeiras in October
99 %Kite days by month at Praia do Torres: Jan 68 %, Feb 47 %, Mar 26 %, Apr 30 %, May 61 %, Jun 84 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 100 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 99 %, Nov 98 %, Dec 92 % - Prea
Brazil · same kite days as Praia do Apoeiras in October
100 %Kite days by month at Prea: Jan 76 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 34 %, Apr 40 %, May 60 %, Jun 78 %, Jul 90 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 100 %, Nov 98 %, Dec 96 % - Lagoa Azul
Brazil · same kite days as Praia do Apoeiras in October
100 %Kite days by month at Lagoa Azul: Jan 74 %, Feb 54 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 35 %, May 53 %, Jun 74 %, Jul 89 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 100 %, Nov 98 %, Dec 96 % - Moitas
Brazil · 1 point fewer kite days than Praia do Apoeiras in October
99 %Kite days by month at Moitas: Jan 63 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 19 %, Apr 24 %, May 51 %, Jun 77 %, Jul 87 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 99 %, Nov 98 %, Dec 91 % - Jericoacoara
Brazil · same kite days as Praia do Apoeiras in October
100 %Kite days by month at Jericoacoara: Jan 76 %, Feb 55 %, Mar 30 %, Apr 35 %, May 49 %, Jun 75 %, Jul 85 %, Aug 99 %, Sep 100 %, Oct 100 %, Nov 99 %, Dec 95 %
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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, 100 % of days at Praia do Apoeiras 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/praia-do-apoeiras
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