Kitesurfing in Pernambuco
3 spots · 1 destination · 3 schools
Pernambuco's spots cluster around Recife as lesson venues rather than advanced destinations: Praia de Candeias and Pontal de Maria Farinha both run school programs on ocean and river-mouth water, while Itamaracá Kite Point offers flat, shallow low-tide conditions and 9 to 14 meter kites from July through October.
None of the three is documented for advanced riding.
Pernambuco holds 3 kitesurf spots in our atlas, grouped into 1 destination. Riding here is mostly waves and flat water. The season runs July to November. Every spot suits beginners. 3 schools operate in the region. The busiest areas are Pontal de Maria Farinha & Itamaracá Kite Point.
When you may ride
the rules these spots carry, with the year on each
Pontal de Maria FarinhaPaulista2001No Paulista municipal ordinance naming kitesurfing was found.
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
No wind is named across this region
Fewer than two of its spots give the wind a local name. Each spot page carries its own directions and knots.
Destinations in Pernambuco
All spots in Pernambuco
Regions come from OpenStreetMap administrative boundaries; each spot page carries the record behind it. This list runs A to Z, and no spot here is filed above tier 3.
Last updated September 2026