Cumbuco
Windsurf spot · Brazil
Is it worth the trip?
60Good out of 100 for your dates
4 days tie for best
Mon 2 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Tue 3 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- E 12 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Wed 4 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 32°C
Thu 5 · 67 out of 100
- Wind
- ESE 12 kn
- Gusts
- 27kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.4 mwaves
- Air
- 32°C
Fri 6 · 66 out of 100
- Wind
- E 13 kn
- Gusts
- 29kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- 1.3 mwaves
- Air
- 32°C
Sat 7 · 47 out of 100
- Wind
- E 11 kn
- Gusts
- 28kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.2 mwaves
- Air
- 30°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- ENE 7 kn
- Gusts
- 19kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- 1.0 mwaves
- Air
- 31°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 161, good
- Mon 267, good
- Tue 367, good
- Wed 467, good
- Thu 567, good
- Fri 666, good
- Sat 751, fair
- Sun 80, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 1061, good
The spot in six facts
- Faces NEopen to the NE
- Best wind: SE or NWalong the shore
- Avoid: SWblows out to sea
- Open seato the swell
- Water 28 °Cno wetsuit
- Best Sep–Nov6 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 61, good | wind from the east, 12 knots | 28kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 31°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 67, good | wind from the east, 12 knots | 27kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 31°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 67, good | wind from the east, 12 knots | 27kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 31°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 67, good | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 28kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 32°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 67, good | wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots | 27kn | side | 1.4 mwaves | 32°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 66, good | wind from the east, 13 knots | 29kn | side | 1.3 mwaves | 32°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 51, fair | wind from the east, 11 knots | 28kn | side-on | 1.2 mwaves | 30°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots | 19kn | side-on | 1.0 mwaves | 31°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 7 knots | 16kn | side-on | 0.8 mwaves | 30°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 61, good | wind from the east, 11 knots | 24kn | side | 1.0 mwaves | 31°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 03:05 −1.0 mHigh 09:30 +0.7 mLow 15:25 −0.7 mHigh 21:49 +0.9 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 04:24 −0.9 mHigh 10:50 +0.7 mLow 16:50 −0.7 mHigh 23:10 +0.9 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:42 −0.9 mHigh 12:03 +0.8 mLow 18:08 −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 Sep–Nov
Good windsurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan2of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug5of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep6of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct6of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov6of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec5of 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
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Photos of Cumbuco
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- Cumbuco Beach 1.6 km away
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Cumbuco
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).
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 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. It is exposed to the open sea. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). The sea is about 27°C in July, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For windsurfing at intermediate level the best months are usually September, October and November, with about 6 good days in 7; in March, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Fortaleza. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 2 wind sports spots.
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$864–US$1,670 each
about US$864–US$1,670 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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 MDW to FOR, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$489–US$1,010 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$67 |
| 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$864–US$1,670 |
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: Fortaleza
29 min by car · 249 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Fortaleza 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 17h 50m
About 17h 50m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → FOR, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 40 min by road
Flights MDW → FOR on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.