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Paracuru. Photo: João Santiago, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Paracuru

Kitesurf spot · Brazil

Is it worth the trip?

61Good out of 100 for your dates

Home sucks

5 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 67 out of 100

Wind
ESE 15 kn
Gusts
30kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Tue 3 · 60 out of 100

Wind
E 13 kn
Gusts
24kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Wed 4 · 67 out of 100

Wind
E 15 kn
Gusts
30kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Thu 5 · 67 out of 100

Wind
E 16 kn
Gusts
32kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Fri 6 · 67 out of 100

Wind
E 14 kn
Gusts
29kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Sat 7 · 67 out of 100

Wind
ESE 15 kn
Gusts
30kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Wind
E 10 kn
Gusts
21kn
Shore
side
Water
chop
Air
30°C

Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 160, good
  2. Mon 267, good
  3. Tue 367, good
  4. Wed 467, good
  5. Thu 567, good
  6. Fri 667, good
  7. Sat 767, good
  8. Sun 80, poor
  9. Mon 90, poor
  10. Tue 1035, poor

The spot in six facts

  • Faces Nopen to the N
  • Best wind: E or Walong the shore
  • Avoid: Sblows out to sea
  • Shelteredto the swell
  • Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
  • Best Oct–Nov3 good days in 7

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.

Wind forecast and score for each day at Paracuru
DayScoreWindGustsShoreWaterAir
Sun 1Nov60, goodwind from the east, 14 knots28knsidechop30°C
Mon 2Nov67, goodwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots30knsidechop30°C
Tue 3Nov67, goodwind from the east, 13 knots24knsidechop30°C
Wed 4Nov67, goodwind from the east, 15 knots30knsidechop30°C
Thu 5Nov67, goodwind from the east, 16 knots32knsidechop30°C
Fri 6Nov67, goodwind from the east, 14 knots29knsidechop30°C
Sat 7Nov67, goodwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots30knsidechop30°C
Sun 8Nov0, poorwind from the east, 10 knots21knsidechop30°C
Mon 9Nov0, poorwind from the east, 8 knots18knsidechop30°C
Tue 10Nov35, poorwind from the east, 13 knots26knsidechop30°C

Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 03:07 −1.0 mHigh 09:32 +0.7 mLow 15:28 −0.7 mHigh 21:51 +0.9 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 04:26 −0.9 mHigh 10:53 +0.7 mLow 16:52 −0.7 mHigh 23:13 +0.9 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 05:43 −0.9 mHigh 12:06 +0.8 mLow 18:10 −0.7 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Oct–Nov

Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov3of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Paracuru

Pôr do Sol em Paracuru
Photo: Guilherme Almeida da Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Praia do Vapor vista da duna
Near Paracuru. Photo: Guilherme Almeida da Silva, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Paracuru

Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces N, so wind from the S blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing N. Wind from the N blows onshore, wind from the S blows out to sea, and wind from the E or W runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 133). The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at beginner level the best months are usually October and November, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Paracuru. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$891–US$1,720 each

about US$891–US$1,720 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to FOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,010
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$67–US$114
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$174–US$295
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$295
Totalabout US$891–US$1,720

Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Paracuru

Closest

Paracuru

1 min by car · 49 places to stay

about US$67/nightcountry average

See 49 places to stay in Paracuru · Booking.com

About Paracuru its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 18h 45m

About 18h 45m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 1h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.