Praia do Bessa & Ponta de Lucena

Praia do BessaPonta de Lucena

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   Praia do Bessa

   ocean/reef lagoon · beginner ok

   Praia do Bessa is a 5.3 km city beach in northern João Pessoa: green water, reef, coconut trees, bathers.

   intermediate

   In seasonno month named for this spot

   The model here carries the month's average wind rather than a count of windy days: it reaches 13.1 kt in July, the strongest month it models for this spot.

   Praia do Bessa: the long version, the launch and the rules

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   The kite point is the stretch in front of Bar dos Golfinhos, where lessons were running in 2014; whether anyone still teaches there is unconfirmed, so ask before you rig. The wind is the weak point. João Pessoa blows E most of the year and is windier from late May into January, but the area average sits around 10.8-11.7 kt from June-November, and the forecasts for Bessa Beach show 9-13 kt windows more often than proper trade-wind days. Best months for Bessa itself: unknown. The reef gives shallow flat water at the right tide, and Caribessa is the calm reef-protected corner the kayaks and SUPs use. Treat it as a light-wind, supervised city session shared with swimmers, not a beginner beach you turn up to alone. Bring your biggest kite and check the balneability report; there is urban drainage along this coast.

   Getting on the water

   City-beach launch in front of Bar dos Golfinhos (Golfinho Bar), where the lessons run.

   If it goes wrong

   No kite rescue and no support boat. The Paraiba military fire brigade posts guarda-vidas along the Joao Pessoa beaches, including numbered observation posts on the Bessa stretch, and 193 is the emergency number. They are watching swimmers, and they are the reason this beach is worth treating as a shared one rather than a launch of your own.

   Room to rig

   shared urban beach with tourists, bathers and bars; launch space not formally mapped

   Rules and access

   2026: Joao Pessoa publishes no kite rules, lifeguard restrictions or designated launch area for Praia do Bessa. What exists on the ground is a family swimming beach with fire-brigade guarda-vidas posts along it, so until an ordinance appears the posts and the regulars are the rule.

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   Ponta de Lucena

   beginner ok

   Ponta de Lucena is the point about 1 km before Lucena on Paraíba's north coast, and the reason it gets ridden is its shape: a point takes almost any wind direction, so you walk to the side where the wind comes onshore or side-on and rig there.

   intermediateadvancedbig sandy beach rigging room

   In seasonJul to Dec

   The model here carries the month's average wind rather than a count of windy days: it reaches 12.6 kt in July, the strongest month it models for this spot.

   Ponta de Lucena: the long version, the launch and the rules

   More on Ponta de Lucena

   The water is shallow over big areas, flat close in and choppy further out. Best months are July to December. Nobody has published a proper wind statistic for the point itself; the Joao Pessoa area averages only 10.8-11.7 kt from June to November, mostly east, with south dominant from 9 July to 16 August, so plan on big kites and light-wind gear. The beach is big and sandy, with room to rig and parking. Water is 26-29 C, shorts all year. There is no permanent rescue: on 25 June 2026 kitesurfers adrift off Lucena were picked up by a firefighters' boat with helicopter support, and that is the story to keep in mind before you ride out past the shallows on the side-off side of the point. Whether Ponta de Lucena Kiteschool is still operating, and where it launches, is unconfirmed.

   Getting on the water

   Sandy launch on the point at Lucena: a big beach with plenty of room to rig, and parking.

   If it goes wrong

   No permanent rescue service. On 25 June 2026 kitesurfers adrift off Lucena were brought in by a firefighters' boat with helicopter support.

   Rules and access

   No local rules on record as of 2026, but that comes from a rider-contributed listing; ask the lifeguards or the municipality before you assume there are none.

   Everything on Ponta de Lucena

• João Pessoa's own airport (JPA) is the natural gateway; Recife (REC), about 145 km away, and Natal (NAT), about 210 km away, are usable alternates

Kite bag rules for your airline

Type the carrier you are flying: what it charges for a kite bag, and the year of the policy that says so.

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What we could not settle. Ride here? These are the gaps worth filling.

• Is 'Praia do Bessa & Ponta de Lucena' the name riders actually use for this area?
• Does the coast at Ponta de Lucena really hold the easternmost point of the Americas?
• Solo/nomad friendliness of Bessa not sourced.
• Visa and SIM/internet practicalities not sourced.