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Jericoacoara
Jericoacoara is Brazil's best-known kite town: a former fishing village turned dune-backed resort inside Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara, famous for its wide, hard-packed beach and near-constant trade winds. Kiting is restricted directly in front of the main village beach (busy with swimmers and the famous sunset-watching dune), so most riders launch from quieter stretches away from the village center or use it as the logistics hub for downwind trips to Guriú and Tatajuba.
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Wind
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| season notes | Near-constant trade winds; peak, most reliable season is roughly July through December/January, with a lighter, rainier window January-June. |
| avg knots | 18-28 |
| wind name | trade winds (brisa) |
| direction to shore | side-shore on the main beach |
| quality | steady |
| typical kite sizes | 8-11m |
Water
| type | flat lagoon (Lagoa do Paraíso/Lagoa Azul area) and chop/small waves on the ocean beach |
|---|---|
| temp summer c | 27-29 |
| temp winter c | 26-28 |
| wetsuit | boardshorts/bikini year-round, rarely need more than a thin rash guard |
| tides | Beach sand is 'very fine gray sand that gets hard at low tide' and stays wide and flat; some rocky patches need footwear |
| standing depth | yes, in the shallower lagoon areas |
Levels
| beginner | yes |
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| intermediate | yes |
| advanced | yes |
| notes | Multiple established schools (Jeri Kite Zone, Kite Center Jeri, Aloha Kiteschool, Dare2Fly-ClubVentos and others) teach on flatter lagoon/beach sections; freeriders and downwind riders use the open beach and trips to Guriú/Tatajuba. |
Launch & crowd
| description | Riders launch away from the main tourist beach, either further down the shore or via buggy transfer to quieter sections; downwinders to Guriú/Tatajuba start from designated launch points outside the village core. |
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| rescue | Kite schools provide rescue support in their operating zones; open-beach/downwind sections have less coverage |
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| vibe | lively resort-village atmosphere - sand streets, no street lighting by local rule, bars, restaurants and a famous sunset dune scene alongside a large international kite crowd |
Monthly wind statistics
Station: Cruz, Ceará (weatherspark modeled climatology; nearest windfinder-referenced station is Comandante Ariston Pessoa Airport, 18.1 km away per Windfinder) (Weatherspark (Cedar Lake Ventures, MERRA-2 reanalysis-modeled climatology), ~18 km) — Windfinder has no monthly statistics table for Jericoacoara itself or for Praia de Jericoacoara (both pages state 'no statistic data available' and that WebFetch requests to windfinder.com were persistently rate-limited, HTTP 429, during this lookup). Windfinder's Jericoacoara forecast page gives only an all-period annual average: 11 kn, dominant E, gusts 18 kn, 27-29C air temp (Apr 2005-May 2015, live station reportedly no longer active) and points to Comandante Ariston Pessoa Airport 18.1 km away as the nearest live station. In place of that, monthly figures above are Weatherspark's MERRA-2 reanalysis-modeled climatology for Cruz, Ceará (the municipality containing the regional airport), roughly 18-20 km from the beach itself -- not a Beaufort-scale probability and not measured at the kite spot. Real-world knowledge (and Windfinder's annual summary) says Jericoacoara wind is stronger and more consistently E than this coarse land-station data suggests, especially Aug-Nov.
| Month | Wind ≥4 Bft | Avg kn | Dir | Air °C | Water °C |
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| Jan | —% | 10 | E | 28.3 | — |
| Feb | —% | 9 | E | 27.8 | — |
| Mar | —% | 7.9 | E | 27.8 | — |
| Apr | —% | 7.6 | E | 27.8 | — |
| May | —% | 8.6 | E | 27.8 | — |
| Jun | —% | 10.2 | E | 27.2 | — |
| Jul | —% | 11.6 | E | 27.2 | — |
| Aug | —% | 13.2 | E | 27.2 | — |
| Sep | —% | 14.1 | E | 27.8 | — |
| Oct | —% | 14 | E | 27.8 | — |
| Nov | —% | 13.4 | E | 28.3 | — |
| Dec | —% | 12 | E | 28.9 | — |
Hazards
- kiting is restricted/banned directly in front of the crowded main village beach
- national park environmental rules
- rocky patches on parts of the beach
Rules
- No kiting allowed in the main swimming/tourist section of the village beach
- Located inside Parque Nacional de Jericoacoara, so environmental and dune-buggy access rules apply
Tips
- Base yourself here to run downwind trips to Guriú (short) and Tatajuba (full day) with a support vehicle for the return
- Respect the no-kite zone directly in front of the village - launch from the edges
- Lagoa do Paraíso and Lagoa Azul, just outside town, are popular flat-water/freestyle alternatives on light-wind or crowded days
Travel basics
| airport | JJD - Aeroporto Regional de Jericoacoara (Jijoca), plus FOR - Pinto Martins Intl, Fortaleza (~280km/5hr by 4x4 or bus) |
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| getting there | Fly into the Jericoacoara regional airport, or take a 4x4 'jardineira' transfer or bus from Fortaleza (~5 hours) |
| accommodation | Everything from budget hostels to luxury pousadas along the sand streets |
| cost level | mid |
| no wind | Buggy tours over the dunes, horseback riding, capoeira, Pedra Furada rock arch, freshwater lagoons |
Nearby: Praia do Preá, Guriú, Tatajuba
Sources: en.wikivoyage.org · en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org