Is it worth the trip?
3Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: not enough of the right wind, 13 kn gusting 29, onshore
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 36°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 9 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 37°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 12kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 36°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 37°C
Fri 6 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 8 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- –
- Air
- 37°C
Sat 7 · 17 out of 100
- Wind
- NE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 33°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Gusts
- 15kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- –
- Air
- 33°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 119, poor
- Mon 20, poor
- Tue 30, poor
- Wed 40, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 60, poor
- Sat 717, poor
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
The spot in four facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Best in Sep2 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 19, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots | 26kn | on | – | 36°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 8 knots | 14kn | side-on | – | 36°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots | 17kn | side-on | – | 37°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 12kn | side-on | – | 36°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 14kn | side-on | – | 37°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots | 13kn | side | – | 37°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 17, poor | wind from the north-east, 13 knots | 29kn | on | – | 33°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 15kn | side-on | – | 33°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 12kn | side-on | – | 33°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 16kn | side | – | 35°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
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 in Sep
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep2of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 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.
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the spot and its town
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More kitesurf near here
1 place
- Camocim 21.8 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Tatajuba
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces NE, so wind from the SW blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing NE. Wind from the NE blows onshore, wind from the SW blows out to sea, and wind from the SE or NW runs along the shore. For kitesurfing at intermediate level the best month is usually September, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Camocim.
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$878–US$1,690 each
about US$878–US$1,690 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to JJD, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$476–US$992 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$67–US$114 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$174–US$295 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$161–US$295 |
| Total | about US$878–US$1,690 |
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: Camocim
39 min by car · 30 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Camocim 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 22h 40m
About 22h 40m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → JJD, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 55 min by road
Flights ORD → JJD on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.