Clean, perfect flat water. Some areas can be really shallow. Best hours, early from 8-11 am and later at 4-5 pm when people start to leave (and wind too). At the ocean side waves. Few people during off season (February until September). On the early hours beginners are having courses which use the lagoon on the last steps of kite teaching. There are given kite lessons by locals too. Good place to learn your first rides but be careful with the kite traffic.
The beach has a pretty good area to launch and land the kite, no concrete, no buildings, just sand and coconuts trees. Only some cars can be park around the lagoon. Sand on the northern top and grass and barracas on the South side. Weekends can get really crowded with locals, there are windsurfers too and on the shores many people, swimmers and bathers. During the week there's no people, only kiters.
The weather is good during the whole year with constant winds. There is no off-season here. No wetsuit necessary. Sunny and warm. Water 29°C and air 32°C. From July to January no or minimal rain, from February April rainy season. But only rains shortly each day.
- August - September - October - November - December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds - Trade Winds
Best Direction:
- SE
Main Direction:
- SE
The wind is good to fly with an 12-16 sqm kite most part of the year. Best winds from July to January, strongest around September. About 100% from July to January and 65% from February to June.
From Cumbuco there are three ways, on the beach with a buggy (7km), through the road crossing the dunes, but very bad paved and through the road at the bifurcation (not signed) some kms after the entrance to Lagoa de Banana.
In Cauipe are animals, at the north tip, where animals defecate can be bacteria and therefore can represent a danger to the skin. Be aware of where you sit, step or lay. The lagoon can be very pact, so be aware and respectful to other kiters and keep distance, specially to beginners.
04-05-27 cris: Day by day the possibilities to ride Cauipe and enjoy it are becoming less, too many people, especially on weekends and holydays, in any case, be really careful if more than 4 or 5 people are kiting and always use a kite leash.
07-12-20 21:48 Toby: Light 13-16 knots two days ago. Yesterday around 20 knots, today around 25 knots.
07-12-13 16:41 Toby: 20+ knots yesterday with steady winds.
07-12-11 22:32 Toby: great day today with around 25 knots. Cloudy and some sunshine. Still warm. Kites flown: 7-12 sqm. Up to 35 kites.
07-11-30 00:40 Toby: after 3 days with lighter winds the wind finally came back, and had about 25 knots. Kite sized from 7 to 16 used. Up to 40 kiters maximum, in the morning about 15.
07-11-05 22:19 Toby: up to 30 knots today, dropping at around 4 pm to lower 20's. 30+ kites, pretty packed on the lagoon. On the ocean side nice waves, head high, stronger beach break. Sizes used: 6-12.
07-10-29 19:15 Toby: up to 25 knots yesterday. Many Brazilians enjoying the lagoon on Sunday, so pretty packed with up to 35 kites.
07-10-20 20:30 Toby: up to 18 knots today with up to 30 kites on the lagoon. Getting less windy at around 2pm.
07-10-10 19:59 Toby: another day with up to 30 knots. Perfect conditions.
07-10-02 15:16 Toby: yesterday excellent conditions. Winds up to 30 knots, max. 10 kiters, and lots of water, making the lagoon a bit bigger with more space. Sunshine all day, 29°C air and water. Just shorts.
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