Sea · Santa Catarina · Brazil
Praia Ipuã
Best for kiting from March to May and from July to December, with 50 to 65 % kite days. Water 17 to 24 °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. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach.
Month by month
- Kite days
- 62 % Primeabout 19 of 31 days
- Too light, kiteable, too strong
- Too light 38 %
- Kiteable 62 %
- Too strong 0 %
- Good years
- 8 of 9 years reached 50 % kite days
- 10 day trip
- 9 in 10 trips got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- Best hours
- 10:00 to 17:00when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots
- Daylight
- 12.8 h
- Water
- 20 °C, 3/2
- Air
- 21 °Cdaily maximum, 20 °C during kite hours
- Rain
- 13 of 31with 1 mm or more
- In one sentence
In October, Praia Ipuã averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
| Kite days% of days | 49 | 43 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 50 | 62 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 60 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verdictshare plus good years | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Prime | Good | Prime | Prime | Prime |
| 10 day tripof 10 trips, 5+ kite days | 5 in 10 | 4 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 6 in 10 | 5 in 10 | 7 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 8 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 | 9 in 10 |
| Good yearsof 9, reached 50 % | 2 of 9 | 3 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 4 of 9 | 5 of 9 | 7 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 | 8 of 9 |
| Best hourshour of day, most often 12 to 35 kn | 12 to 18 | 12 to 18 | 12 to 18 | 12 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 11 to 16 | 12 to 17 | 11 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 17 | 10 to 18 | 11 to 18 |
| Daylighth | 13.7 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 |
| Water°C at the surface | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Air°C, daily maximum | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Rain days1 mm or more | 14 of 31 | 11 of 28 | 13 of 31 | 13 of 30 | 11 of 31 | 9 of 30 | 7 of 31 | 8 of 31 | 12 of 30 | 13 of 31 | 11 of 30 | 11 of 31 |
| Wetsuitfor that water and the air on kite days, + boots and gloves | shorty | shorty | shorty | spring | spring | 3/2 | 4/3 | 4/3 | 3/2 | 3/2 | spring | spring |
- In January, Praia Ipuã averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (49 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in January got at least 5 kite days.
- In February, Praia Ipuã averaged 12 kite days out of 28 (43 %). Water 25 °C, shorty. 4 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in February got at least 5 kite days.
- In March, Praia Ipuã averaged 15 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 24 °C, shorty. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in March got at least 5 kite days.
- In April, Praia Ipuã averaged 16 kite days out of 30 (52 %). Water 23 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in April got at least 5 kite days.
- In May, Praia Ipuã averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (52 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 6 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in May got at least 5 kite days.
- In June, Praia Ipuã averaged 13 kite days out of 30 (45 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 5 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in June got at least 5 kite days.
- In July, Praia Ipuã averaged 16 kite days out of 31 (50 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 7 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in July got at least 5 kite days.
- In August, Praia Ipuã averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 17 °C, 4/3. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in August got at least 5 kite days.
- In September, Praia Ipuã averaged 17 kite days out of 30 (58 %). Water 19 °C, 3/2. 8 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in September got at least 5 kite days.
- In October, Praia Ipuã averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (62 %). Water 20 °C, 3/2. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in October got at least 5 kite days.
- In November, Praia Ipuã averaged 19 kite days out of 30 (65 %). Water 21 °C, spring suit. 9 in 10 trips of 10 days starting in November got at least 5 kite days.
- In December, Praia Ipuã averaged 19 kite days out of 31 (60 %). Water 22 °C, spring suit. 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 Ipuã
How often a trip of your length got at least half its days with kite wind, 2017 to 2025, capped at 9 in 10.
- January5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- February4 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.4 expected
- March7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- April6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- May6 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.0 expected
- June5 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 4.6 expected
- July7 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.2 expected
- August8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.2 expected
- September8 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.8 expected
- October (now)9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.3 expected
- November9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 6.4 expected
- December9 in 10 trips of 10 days got at least 5 kite days, about 5.9 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.
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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).
Zero wind trips: fewer than 1 in 20
about 6.6 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).
How the wind behaves
In November, the windiest month
- Too light 35 %
- Kiteable 65 %
- Too strong 0 %
Too light on 35 %, kiteable on 65 %, too strong on 0 % of days.
Best hours: 10:00 to 18:00, when the wind is most often 12 to 35 knots.
Share of kite days by wind direction, 16 sectors
Wind direction varies, most often NE (45°).
Kitesurfing at Praia Ipuã: quick answers
When is the best time to kitesurf at Praia Ipuã?
The best months are March to May and July to December: from 2017 to 2025, 50 to 65 % of days in those months were kite days.
Is Praia Ipuã windy in October?
Yes, very. 62 % of days in October were kite days from 2017 to 2025, about 19 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 Ipuã?
The water ranges from 17 °C in July to 25 °C in February. In October it is about 20 °C (wetsuit: 3/2).
How many kite days does Praia Ipuã get in a year?
About 197 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
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Spot facts
- Region
- Santa Catarina
- Country
- Brazil
- Water body
- Sea, from Natural Earth map data
- Nearest airport
- Hercílio Luz International Airport (FLN), 99 km straight line. Flights are not sold here; this is for planning only.
- Time zone
- UTC-03:00 in October
- Coordinates
- -28.5393, -48.7718
- 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.
Not yet checked against kite guides. We research spot conditions one by one and show only what a kite source says.
Nearby kite spots in Santa Catarina
Kite days in October, % of days
- Cardoso
Brazil · same kite days as Praia Ipuã in October
62 %Kite days by month at Cardoso: Jan 49 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 52 %, May 52 %, Jun 45 %, Jul 50 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 62 %, Nov 65 %, Dec 60 % - Praia Cigana
Brazil · 2 points fewer kite days than Praia Ipuã in October
60 %Kite days by month at Praia Cigana: Jan 45 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 50 %, Apr 50 %, May 52 %, Jun 42 %, Jul 51 %, Aug 61 %, Sep 58 %, Oct 60 %, Nov 64 %, Dec 58 % - Itapirubá
Brazil · 2 points more kite days than Praia Ipuã in October
64 %Kite days by month at Itapirubá: Jan 50 %, Feb 49 %, Mar 51 %, Apr 52 %, May 51 %, Jun 43 %, Jul 46 %, Aug 62 %, Sep 59 %, Oct 64 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 64 % - Praia da Vila
Brazil · 4 points more kite days than Praia Ipuã in October
66 %Kite days by month at Praia da Vila: Jan 53 %, Feb 50 %, Mar 56 %, Apr 56 %, May 56 %, Jun 51 %, Jul 59 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 64 %, Oct 66 %, Nov 70 %, Dec 59 % - Lagoa de Ibiraquera
Brazil · 5 points fewer kite days than Praia Ipuã in October
57 %Kite days by month at Lagoa de Ibiraquera: Jan 42 %, Feb 41 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 47 %, May 46 %, Jun 40 %, Jul 48 %, Aug 58 %, Sep 57 %, Oct 57 %, Nov 60 %, Dec 54 % - Garopaba
Brazil · 5 points more kite days than Praia Ipuã in October
67 %Kite days by month at Garopaba: Jan 53 %, Feb 48 %, Mar 54 %, Apr 59 %, May 57 %, Jun 52 %, Jul 61 %, Aug 69 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 67 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 61 % - Praia da Pinheira
Brazil · 1 point fewer kite days than Praia Ipuã in October
61 %Kite days by month at Praia da Pinheira: Jan 46 %, Feb 43 %, Mar 48 %, Apr 53 %, May 50 %, Jun 49 %, Jul 54 %, Aug 65 %, Sep 66 %, Oct 61 %, Nov 66 %, Dec 57 % - Armação
Brazil · 1 point more kite days than Praia Ipuã in October
63 %Kite days by month at Armação: Jan 51 %, Feb 46 %, Mar 47 %, Apr 56 %, May 53 %, Jun 56 %, Jul 58 %, Aug 70 %, Sep 67 %, Oct 63 %, Nov 69 %, Dec 59 %
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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. Shares its model grid cell with 2 nearby spots, so the numbers describe the area, not one beach. Confidence: high.
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In October, 62 % of days at Praia Ipuã 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-ipua
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