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Oct · 87% rideable

Cumbuco

What it's actually like

Windsurfers, the east-south-east trade hits you cross to cross-onshore from the right, over choppy water out front with ramps to boost off. September is the pick, with nearly every day rideable.

When it's good

Is it for you?

  • LevelNot checked yet

    Beginners start on the lagoon, in its southern part, then move to the sea.

  • WaterMillpond to bump and jump

    Flat at Lagoa do Cauípe, choppy at sea with a few sandbar waves.

  • LaunchBarefoot

    More than six kilometres of sand, wide enough to launch without a fuss.

  • WetsuitBoardies

    Sea about 28 °C in October: boardies weather, with a rash vest at most.

  • AprèsGoes off till sunrise

    4 bars, 1 club and 16 places to eat within 5 km: the night's yours.

  • CostR$300 for two hours, kite rental, LeoKite

    LeoKite rents by the hour: R$230 for the first, R$300 for two.

Where to launch

Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.

  • School
  • Stay
  • Cumbuco village beach

    Sandy beach in front of the village where the schools set up.

  • Lagoa do Cauípe

    Flat freshwater lagoon downwind to the west of the village, reached by buggy or 4x4 along the beach, or by kiting down.

Getting there

  • Nearest airportFortaleza (FOR). Pinto Martins International is thirty minutes to an hour away by taxi or transfer, depending on traffic.
  • Flying with a board bagLATAM, Air France, Iberia, TAP Air Portugal. Flying into Fortaleza (FOR)? Tap through to their board bag rules and fees before you book.
  • Getting aroundRoad from Fortaleza. Taxi or transfer to the village, then buggies and 4x4s run along the beach to Lagoa do Cauípe.

Stay, learn and rent

Full details for every place are in the Pocket Guide.

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Pocket Guide

Cumbuco, in your pocket

Everything you need on the beach in one PDF. Save it to your phone and it works with no signal.

01The month: wind, conditions and water02Every hazard, and the local rules03The launches, with maps04Getting there with kit05Stays, schools and kit hire06Where every score comes from

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