Kitesurfing in Maranhão
2 spots · 1 destination · 8 schools
Maranhão's kite scene centers on Arpoador da Tutóia, near the Parnaíba delta, where an IKO school works a beach that mixes waves, flat water and shallow teaching zones under steady wind from July to December.
Beyond the beach, the wider Tutóia coast opens into lagoons, sandbanks and river channels for downwind runs of any length.
Maranhão holds 2 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly lagoons. The season runs June to December. Every spot suits beginners. 8 schools operate in the region.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
AtinsAtins20262026: inside Parque Nacional dos Lencois Maranhenses, ride under the current park visitor-ordering and access rules and with authorised local support.
Arpoador da TutóiaTutóia2026The restrictions that bite there are on dunes, vehicles and building, not on kites. Access to the village is along the beach and gated by the tide rather than by any permit.
Each block is the opening of the record's own rule, kept in its own words. Where two postings do not line up, both are kept and neither is picked for you.
The winds here
what the spot records call the wind, and the knots they quote
Trade winds
named by 2 spots here
No spot record quotes a knot range against this wind by name.
The spots this region is known for
tier 2 of the 2 spots here
Destinations in Maranhão
All spots in Maranhão
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z; the block above it is the tier order.
Last updated September 2026