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Ceará (litoral oeste) · Caucaia · Tabuba / Cumbuco

Lagoa do Parnamirim

also known as Lagoa de Tabuba, Lagoa de Parnamirim, Lagoa Tabuba, Tabuba Lagoon

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On this page

Wind
- Month by month
Forecast
Water
Level
The scene
Launch
- Rescue
Hazards
Schools
Tips
Getting there
Photos
FAQ

Nearby Praia da Tabuba 2 km · Cumbuco 3 km · Lagoa da Barra Nova 6 km · Lagoa do Cauípe 7 km · Pecém Reef 19 km · Taibinha 21 km · Taíba 26 km · straight-line distance

SeasonJul to Decthe months riders and schools name How windy12-22 knotsmixed LaunchSmall. The mapped outline is about 340 m east to west by 420 m north to south, and it grows and shrinks with how much rain fell between January and June. Sandy edge to rig on. The sector riders use is not documented.no access rules on record Waterlagoon8 things riders flag LevelBeginner to advancedwith a caveat, in the Level section Schools2named at this spot From the airport30-45 minInternational Airport (FOR)

On the clock

15:00

Through the high season the wind is a little stronger from the morning into the early afternoon, holds until about 15:00, then eases away toward sunset. That is the pattern for the whole Cumbuco stretch. Nobody has timed the lagoon itself.

The marks are the clock times the record names, laid on a 24-hour day. The bar between the first and the last covers those hours; it is not a promise of wind.

Lagoa do Parnamirim is the freshwater dune lagoon behind Praia da Tabuba in Caucaia; riders call it Lagoa de Tabuba or Lagoa Tabuba, and it sits 7 km upwind of Cumbuco. The water is flat, shallow, dark and a bit muddy, with a sand beach to rig on, and it does not care about the tide.

Wind is the same trade season as the rest of the coast, July through December, at 12-22 knots; nobody has published monthly numbers for the lagoon itself. It is a lessons and freestyle pond, first classes and competition riders training maneuvers on the same water, and quieter than Cauipe, Cumbuco or Taiba. The bottom has sharp shells in places.

The water level moves with the season, and where exactly people rig, whether there is any rescue and who you need to ask for access are all undocumented; go with a Cumbuco or Tabuba operator the first time.

The wind

Direction

wind blows away from land — rescue cover matters here

Kite sizes

678910111213141516

metres · typical quiver highlighted

Character

mixed

fills in: Through the high season the wind is a little stronger from the morning into the early afternoon, holds until about 15:00, then eases away toward sunset. That is the pattern for the whole Cumbuco stretch. Nobody has timed the lagoon itself.

Typical strength

12-22 knots on the lagoon. On the coast in front of it, 16-26 is the band quoted for the August-to-December peak, with better than a 90 percent chance of usable wind on any given day in that window.

Steady trade wind in season; no monthly statistics exist for the lagoon itself.

Same wind zone as Tabuba and Cumbuco. Tabuba beach is best July-December; nobody has published a month-by-month table for the lagoon.

The quiver, in words

8-9 m, 10-11 m, 12-13 m and 14 m+ all get used across the season; no rider-weight guidance published.

Direction to shore

The mapped water is about 340 m across east to west and 420 m north to south, so with the prevailing east wind there is no side-shore bank: whichever edge you rig on, the wind is straight offshore or straight onshore, and there is no room to drift while you sort yourself out. Which edge riders actually use is not documented.

Dominant direction

East is the main direction, southeast next, then northeast and south. The same trade pattern as the coast in front of it.

Forecast

Month by month

Jan61
Feb53
Mar20
Apr9
May34
Jun67
Jul, riders' month91
Aug, riders' month97
Sep, riders' month100
Oct, riders' month100
Nov, riders' month91
Dec, riders' month81

per cent of the month at force 4 or more

Ringed months are the ones riders and schools name: Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.

11Jan29°
11Feb30°
9Mar30°
9Apr30°
10May30°
12Jun29°
13Jul28°
14Aug27°
15Sep28°
15Oct28°
13Nov29°
12Dec29°

avg knots per month · water °C below · season highlighted

Month	Force 4+	Knots	From	Air	Water
Jan	61%	11.2 kt	E	27.3°C	29.4°C
Feb	53%	10.8 kt	E	27°C	29.5°C
Mar	20%	9.3 kt	ESE	26.3°C	30°C
Apr	9%	8.6 kt	ESE	26.3°C	30.2°C
May	34%	10.4 kt	ESE	26.8°C	29.7°C
Jun	67%	11.6 kt	SE	26.4°C	28.6°C
Jul	91%	13.1 kt	ESE	26.6°C	27.8°C
Aug	97%	13.9 kt	ESE	27.1°C	27.4°C
Sep	100%	15.1 kt	ESE	27.3°C	27.5°C
Oct	100%	14.6 kt	E	27.6°C	27.9°C
Nov	91%	12.9 kt	E	27.9°C	28.5°C
Dec	81%	12.2 kt	E	27.9°C	29°C

modelled

A weather model's cell over this place, not a station on it. Good for comparing places, weaker for one beach.

Modelled from weather reanalysis on a 10–25 km grid (2022-2024), not a ground station: reliable for trade and synoptic winds, understates thermal sea breezes and valley winds. The typical daily max and the direction are columns of the table above, month by month. Highlighted months are the riding season from the spot record.

ERA5 reanalysis grid point (modelled) · Open-Meteo historical weather API — ECMWF ERA5/ERA5-Land reanalysis, not a ground station · 2022-2024

The water

Type

lagoon

Standing depth

Shallow lagoon; exact depth is unconfirmed.

Tides

Tide independent.

Wetsuit

Lycra, or occasionally a shorty; water in the area is generally warm.

27–30°C water

Freshwater dune lagoon near Praia da Tabuba. Tabuba is one of the shallow freshwater lagoons accessible from Cumbuco, with flat water and constant wind; the water is flat, dark/muddy, with a sand beach.

Your level

beginnerintermediateadvanced

Beginner-level water, and good for freestyle and wake-style tricks. First classes and competition riders training maneuvers share the lagoon.

The scene

What riders come here for

lessonsflat waterfreestyle practicefreestylewakestyletraining

Quieter than Cauipe, Cumbuco and Taiba, but still part of the international Cumbuco training circuit.

Launch and rules

three ways on to the water, and what each one asks of you

With a school or a boat

2 schools name this spot

See who they are

On your own

Room to launch: Small. The mapped outline is about 340 m east to west by 420 m north to south, and it grows and shrinks with how much rain fell between January and June. Sandy edge to rig on. The sector riders use is not documented.

no access rules on record

Somewhere else

Praia da Tabuba, 2 km

Praia da Tabuba Cumbuco Lagoa da Barra Nova

Every spot within 40 km is on the map at the top of this page, with its distance under it.

Rescue

Nothing is posted at the lagoon: no lifeguard, no boat, no number on a board. Water rescue in Ceara is run by the state fire brigade, reached on 193, with the ambulance service on 192; whether any of its lifeguard posts sits within reach of this lagoon is unconfirmed.

Going out with a Cumbuco or Tabuba operator is the practical cover.

Launch

Sandy lagoon edge near Tabuba; exact rigging/launch sector was not specified in the sources.

Space

Small. The mapped outline is about 340 m east to west by 420 m north to south, and it grows and shrinks with how much rain fell between January and June. Sandy edge to rig on. The sector riders use is not documented.

Rider tips

Ask locally about the water level before you drive out for a lagoon-only session; it drops with the season.
Wear booties or watch your feet; there are sharp shells on the bottom.
Go through a Cumbuco or Tabuba operator the first time; the launch sector is not documented anywhere online.
Coming from Fortaleza, take the main coast road and look for the lagoon a few kilometres on, past the Tabuba bridge.
How big the lagoon is depends on the January-to-June rains. After a dry first half of the year, expect less water than the photos show.
There is a large submerged rock in the part nearest the beach. Ask before you ride that end.
The water is only a few hundred metres across, so there is no side-shore bank and no room to drift. Land before you are out of options.

Getting there

Airport

Fortaleza Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR)

Route

From Fortaleza take the main coast road north; the lagoon sits behind Praia da Tabuba, a few kilometres on, past the Tabuba bridge. From Cumbuco it lies about 2.8 km away in a straight line to the south-east, upwind of the beach, though published road figures run from 4.5 to 7 km. Access is through Tabuba.

Transfer

30-45 min

Cost level

medium

Staying

Stay in Cumbuco or Tabuba; there is nothing confirmed at the lagoon itself.

No-wind days

Cumbuco dunes and lagoons · Tabuba beach · Fortaleza nightlife · esquibunda on the dunes

Photos

Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, Kitesurf in Cumbuco Beach - panoramio — Boris Karpuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

FAQ

Is Lagoa do Parnamirim suitable for beginners?

Yes, one local school describes the lagoon as having perfect conditions for beginners, first classes and competition riders training maneuvers.

What is the wind like?

Wind is reported at 12-22 knots and described as reliable and steady, and is tide independent.

Are there kite schools nearby?

Yes, INFOCUMBUCO and other Cumbuco-based schools use the lagoon for lessons and training.

Last updated: August 2026