The report · Cumbuco · Kite · October · 6 pages

WindChaserSpot report

Ceará, Brazil

Cumbuco

KiteOctober

93% of October days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.

01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month windp202The month's own recordsp303Full stays, schools & kitp404Per-launch tide windowsp405Sandbanks, shorebreak & lagoon shallowsp506Getting there, packing & best monthsp507Sources, and their limitsp6
Guide
Compiled by WindChaser
25 Sep 2026Record
2017 to 2026, hourly
Open-Meteo, ECMWF IFS HRES 9 kmNormals
2017 to 2026
Nine Octobers
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Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind

Rideable-day share by month, all three sports

Share of days with three or more daylight hours over each sport's threshold, counted from the record at 12 kt, Windsurf 13 kt and Wing 12 kt.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecKite3718361030599299938875Windsurf2092249317796877151Wing3718361030599299938875

Blue fill scales with the share. Selected month outlined. Threshold per row: Kite 12 kt · Windsurf 13 kt · Wing 12 kt.

Where the wind sits, October

Share of daylight hours in each speed band, blue above the threshold.

4–7
8–11
12–15
16–19
20–23
24–27
28–31

When in the day, October

Share of days over 12 kt at each daylight hour. The trades are a clock. A dawn session is a different spot.

8am
9
10
11
12pm
1pm
2
3
4
5
6pm
Wind directionE to ESECross to cross-onshore from the right on the village beach.
Wind strength15 to 25 ktThe range the guides give for the season. Rig for the mean, not the biggest gust.
When it blowsTen onwardsLighter first thing, filled in by about ten, then it holds through the afternoon.

Rideable hours, not all hours. Every wind figure in this report is the mean over hours above the threshold.

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October's own records

The month's own figures from nine Octobers in the record, 2017 to 2026. Not the year's average.

Rideable days29 of 31Nine Octobers in the record
Wind, rideable hours14 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air31.7°CMaximum
Waves1.4 m59% of days run big
Hours over 12 kt9.6 a dayDaylight, all days averaged
BeforeSeptember99%30 rideable days in 30
Your monthOctober93%29 rideable days in 31
AfterNovember88%26 rideable days in 30

What the percentage hides. A month at 80% can be twenty-four steady days or three windy weeks broken by a dead front.

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Full stays, schools & kit

Stays

Windtown BrazilHotel · On the beachHotel rooms and apartments on the beach, with a kite and wing centre on site.
Indiana KiteHostel · 30 m from the beachDorms and private rooms, a pool, and kit storage with a compressor.
Duro Beach HotelKite lodge · On the beachBeachfront hotel on the village beach with a large kite school, a shop with spares and repairs, and a compressor free for guests.
Vila Coqueiros Boutique HotelHotel · 1 km east of the villageBoutique kite hotel on the beach with its own Duotone kite centre teaching in front, and kite storage.
Carmel Cumbuco Resort$$$Resort · 1.5 km east of the villageBeachfront spa resort with its own kite school, Carmel Kite, for hotel guests only.
Pousada Meeting PointGuesthouse · 300 m to the beachPousada with a pool about 300 m from the village beach, with space to rinse, dry and store kites. Lessons can be arranged.
Controvento Boutique HotelHotel · 500 m east of the villageSmall yoga and kite hotel a few steps from the beach, with kite and wing classes and yoga morning and afternoon.

Lessons

Windtown BrazilSchool · Kite · WingIKO certified since 2001. Lessons for all levels on the beach.
Indiana KiteSchool · Kite · WingLessons, kitecamp packages with the hostel, and downwind trips.
Duro Beach Kite CenterSchool · KiteStarts beginners on the Cauípe lagoon, about 1.2 m deep, then moves them to the sea in front of the school. Most take about three days.
Vila Coqueiros Kite CenterSchool · Kite · ABKOne-to-one lessons on Duotone kit on the beach in front of Vila Coqueiros, from instructors certified by the Brazilian Kitesurf Association.

Kit

Windtown BrazilRental · Kite · WingDuotone kite and wing kit at the centre on the beach.
Indiana KiteRental · Single items or complete sets, with storage and a compressor.
Duro Beach Kite CenterShop · KiteKites, boards, harnesses and spares on the shelf, with repairs, used kit for sale and rental.
Vila Coqueiros Kite CenterRental · KiteDuotone kite rental at the centre on the beach in front of Vila Coqueiros, about 1 km east of the village.

Price band $ to $$$ only where sourced; none shown means none held. Contact details and brands stocked join this table when the operator directory is connected.

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Per-launch tide windows

Cumbuco village beach
Low—Mid—High—

The guides note a wider, flatter beach at low tide and more chop at high tide. Which state suits which level is unknown until tide data arrives.

Lagoa do Cauípe
Low—Mid—High—

The guides tie the lagoon's shallows to its water level, not to the sea tide. No tide or level data is held.

Tide data not yet available for this spot. The record holds wind, air and waves, not tide. Until a tide source is connected, the tables above stay empty rather than estimated. What the guide says about tide is on the next page, in words.

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Sandbanks, shorebreak & lagoon shallows

Every hazard on the spot page, repeated here in full. Read this before you get wet.

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

Distance from the beachThe Brazilian Navy standard for sport and recreation, NORMAM-211, gives the area for kitesurfing as from 200 metres beyond the beach baseline, which on sea beaches is the line where the waves break. It lists the areas next to beaches reserved for bathers among its safety areas, and leaves it to state or municipal government to set out how beach waters are shared. Check any signs on the beach and ask a school where to launch and ride out.
Buoyancy aidThe Ceará harbour master's rules list kitesurfing among the activities for which a class V buoyancy aid is obligatory. The summary table in the same rules, like the national standard, only recommends one, and a helmet. Wear one, and ask a school what applies where you ride.
Vehicles on the beachBuggies and 4x4s drive the beach, including the run to Lagoa do Cauípe. Always have someone spotting traffic when you rig and launch, and never lay lines across a vehicle track.
Swimmers and crowdsThe village beach is shared with swimmers and fishermen, most of all at weekends, and hundreds of kites fly in season. Launch and land clear of people and keep your distance from riders learning.
Shallows at the lagoonLagoa do Cauípe is shallow in places and its depth changes with the water level. Check the depth before you ride fast or foil.
TheftSome visitors report theft of valuables and kite gear. Do not leave kit or valuables unattended on the sand, and use storage at a school or your stay.
Sandbanks and shorebreak

The village beach is sand, with sandbanks and a small shorebreak. Low tide widens the beach and the water is a bit flatter. High tide narrows the beach towards the palms and brings more chop. Walk your launch line at low water once before you ride it.

Shallows at the lagoon

Lagoa do Cauípe is shallow in places and its depth changes with the water level. Check the depth before you ride fast or foil, and give way to the crowd at midday in season.

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Getting there, packing & best months

Nearest airportFortaleza (FOR)Pinto Martins International, thirty minutes to an hour by taxi or transfer.
Flying with a board bagLATAM, Air France, Iberia, TAP Air PortugalAirlines flying into Fortaleza (FOR). Each links its own sports-equipment page: check its rules and fees before you book.Wikipedia, Fortaleza Airport. Checked Oct 2026.
SeasonAugust to NovemberThe heart of the trade season. The guides stretch it from July to January.
Getting aroundRoad from FortalezaTaxi or transfer to the village. Buggies and 4x4s run the beach to Lagoa do Cauípe.
What to pack
BeachSand. More than six kilometres of it, much wider at low tide.SeaChoppy. Sandbanks and a small shorebreak. Flatter at low tide, choppier at high tide.Water26 to 28°C. Boardshorts or a rash vest, year round. Leave the wetsuit at home.FlatLagoa do Cauípe. Flat and fresh, downwind to the west, by buggy, 4x4 or kite.KitRent or bring. Kite and wing kit through the schools on the beach, so you can travel light.
Kite sizes for October

Derived from the 15 to 25 kt range the guides give for the season, not from a fitted quiver.

60 to 70 kg8 and 10 m70 to 85 kg9 and 12 m85 kg and up10 and 14 m
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Best months, Kite. Record.

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Sources, and their limits

Where each section of this report comes from. Record is measured. Modelled is computed by a formula because no measurement exists yet; it looks like data and is not. Written is WindChaser's editorial copy, compiled from the sources below.

§WhatSourceLimit
01Kite month sharesRecordCounted at 12 kt for three daylight hours from ecmwf_ifs at 9 km, cell 2.81 km from the spot, no correction.
01Windsurf and Wing month sharesRecordCounted at 13 kt (Windsurf) and 12 kt (Wing) from the same series, by the same rule as the Kite share. No longer the Kite share raised to a curve (WC-024 phase 4).
01Speed bands, hour-of-day sharesRecordCounted from the same hourly series as the shares: daylight hours in each 4 kt band, and the share of days over the threshold at each hour from 8am to 6pm. The same charts as the spot page.
01Direction, strength, when it blowsWrittenFrom published school and spot guides, cross-checked against the record's predominant direction (ESE and E, August to November).
02The month's recordsRecordMonth detail. ECMWF IFS HRES at 9 km, the cell 2.8 km from the spot; gusts on the sand can exceed it.
03Stays, schools and kitWrittenChecked on each business’s own website or a named rider source, most recently on 27 September 2026. Price bands only where a price is published.
04Tide windowsMissingNo tide source in the pipeline, and no level data for the lagoon. The section renders its empty state.
05Hazards, sandbanks, shallowsWrittenRules from the Navy standard NORMAM-211 and the Ceará harbour master's NPCP-CE. Physical hazards from guides. Locations described, not surveyed.
06Airports, access, packing, kite sizesWrittenSizes are derived from the guides' season range, not a fitted quiver. Water temperature is from guides, not the record.
06Local zoningMissingNo municipal kitesurf zoning for Cumbuco and no rule of the Lagamar do Cauípe protected area could be read from a primary source.

The record

Hourly wind, 2017 to 2026, from ECMWF IFS HRES via Open-Meteo: a 9 km grid, read at the cell 2.8 km from the spot. It knows the wind over the cell, not the gust on the sand in front of you, and it knows the bearing, not the coastline: "side-onshore" is a rider's reading of the bearing. Each month is counted over nine to ten years.

What we could not source for Cumbuco

Tide tables and lagoon water levels. Municipal kitesurf zoning for Cumbuco and the rules of the Lagamar do Cauípe protected area. Windsurf and wing thresholds run through the hourly record. Price bands, operator contacts and brands stocked beyond one school. Coordinates for the launches. Where any of these is missing above, the section says so rather than filling itself.

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

Compiled by WindChaser, 25 Sep 2026. Hero photograph on the spot page by Otávio Nogueira, CC BY 2.0. Report generated 22 Oct 2026 from record version 2026.10; a report and its spot page are rendered from the same data and cannot disagree.

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