Clean water. Choppy conditions getting more ridable after 3pm when the wind drops a bit. Tides start to change every 6 hours. During the peak of the tide it can be extremely choppy but decreasing as the tide starts going down. A few small fishermen and tourist boats closer to the center. Best during low tides. The best conditions can be found during full moon low tides. Sometimes an excellent swell comes in.
Long, sandy beach. Several kilometers long, can hold hundreds of kiters. Lots of space, only in front of the Eco Paradise it gets packed during season. On high tide the beach can get very narrow at some spots. Horses and cars on the beach, pay attention when launching and landing.
Sunny and warm, air 32°C and water 30°C all year long. No wetsuit required, only solar protection. Best season is from August to January. Rainy season February to June.
- August - September - October - November - December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds - Trade Winds
Best Direction:
- E - ESE - SE
Main Direction:
- E - ESE - SE
Switching from sideoffshore to sideshore, sometimes sideonshore. Best time is from August to January with almost 100% wind but even in the wet season you can kite almost 70% of the days.
For 3 Reais from Fortaleza with the local bus. Limitation is the few buses that rides the line. Starting from Fortaleza at 8.30 am and the last leaving Cumbuco at 5 pm. Or by taxi for about 40-80 Reais. About 30 min drive Northeast of Fortaleza. From the airport it takes 45min to get to Cumbuco.
There's traffic of buggies, quads and horses on the beach. Do not kite in front of the main village, where all the beach restaurants are. Look out for tourists on the beach. Cumbuco is the closest tourist destination near Fortaleza and therefore it's the chosen one day destination for almost all tourist getting to the city, also there are trips of dune buggy available to the ones interested to ride the buggy on the dunes.
Great nightlife in Fortaleza, just 30 min drive by car. Taxis take you for 40-50 Reais. Normally the taxi is cheaper going back to Cumbuco. Monday: Pirata, Tuesday: Cafe del Mar or Chapas Clube, Wednesday: Armazem, Thursday: Croco Beach or Orbita, Friday: Mucuripe, Saturday: Armazem, Sunday: Orbita. The Forro concerts are also good fun.
08-02-11 csendesm: Exellent stop. The best on this planet!!!
04-09-06 BrianSuntrax: Great spot, sideshore wind everyday, plenty wideopen beaches, very reasonably prics - Cumbuco nightlife non existant, stay in Fortaleza and travel daily. I spent 5 weeks there in June 2004 and will definately be back!
04-05-27 cris: Best time is from July to Dec but even in the wet season I kited almost 90 per cent of days
04-03-17 Leon: Cumcuco is really the place! Wind everyday, non-stop. Few people, nice locals, good prices.
04-02-28 Thomas: The best beaches for Kiting of the world!nver ending space,no problem with any locals,the most of people see kiters as first time and are happy to make pic`s of u high hjumps there!
04-02-27 cris: In Cumbuco bay, due to the shape of the beach and also due to some sand banks, we find different conditions, it just needs a bit of exploring to find them. The differece? Night and day.
08-11-18 00:45 Unknown: Just came back (Nov'08) - rode Cumbuco ocean, buco'lagunas (flat fresh water) and up north - Taiba, Paracuru and on. I have been pretty much everywhere - Maui, Mauritius, Australia, Caribbean, Mexico, Tarifa. Mind you, I live in N.Cali. Forget it - this is the best place on the planet. Period! Winds are as consistent as a swiss clock. Mornings 8-11 AM about 15 knots; 11AM to 3PM consistent 25-30MPH; after 3PM is slowing down fast. KiteShops and Kiteschools do not have any larger kites than 12M. Food and hotels are cheap but good; equipment is outrageously expensive to buy or to rent it. Plan to bring your own. Other downsides: some crime; getting there is a bitch; it is a poor country and well underdeveloped. In most cases you can be on your own defense. Kinda - not a place for either very old people or little kids. Otherwise is a blast.
08-02-28 22:48 Toby: the last week had light wind only. Little bit of riding with big was possible. Still sunny, but hot. Little rain showers.
08-02-15 16:35 Toby: the last 4 days have been daily wind with 16-20 knots, only two days ago it was cloudy and a storm front with 30+ passed through. After it up to 20 knots. Today cloudy with sun, lighter 12-16 knots
08-02-10 18:13 Toby: the last days have been nice and sunny, with around 20 knots. Empty beaches and lagoons! Gonna love off-season!
08-02-05 23:14 Toby: nice wind today, 16-20+ knots, all day.
08-02-05 05:00 Toby: yesterday up to 20 knots, and today up to 25 knots. Getting week in the afternoon.
08-02-02 12:58 Toby: The last week just offered light winds with some days wind for about 1-2 hours. Some days it stayed longer. Winds got up to 16 knots. Only few people around now, all spots are pretty empty.
08-01-28 14:51 Toby: the last two days had nice 20 knots with nice waves. It is getting emptier now, so all the space you want. And of course: sunshine and shorts. Perfect!
08-01-25 20:39 Toby: yesterday the wind came back, sunshine with clouds further back, lighter wind with about 14-16 knots. Awesome conditions on low and half tide. Today the wind was up to 20 knots, again perfect flat water with nice waves and kickers rolling in. Sunshine. Just a lovely day.
08-01-23 23:10 Toby: yesterday and today no wind. Cloudy and rain. The sun does not get through currently.
08-01-21 22:42 Toby: the last two days had no wind, cloudy. Nice waves though.
08-01-18 00:08 Toby: The last week we had a lot of rain. Looks like rainy season is coming quiet early this year. Sometimes strong winds around 30 knots before the rain fronts, but also around 18 knots in between. Can be cloudy, but also sunny in between. So far every day was somehow ridable. All sizes are getting used now.
08-01-10 02:09 Toby: last 7 days have been week and strong, good mixture. Some days around 16, some days around 20 knots. Today around 25 knots.
08-01-05 02:26 Toby: yesterday around 15 knots, today between 16-22 knots. Rain in the morning, then the sky cleared quickly and the wind came.
08-01-02 11:47 Toby: Rain in the morning. But quickly cleared and blue sky again. Then the wind came, up to 20 knots for one hour before noon. Then slowly getting lighter down to 14 knots.
08-01-01 13:45 Toby: changing winds due to rain showers. From 12-20 knots. After the rain the sky cleared in the early afternoon blowing with up to 20 knots.
07-12-30 13:14 Toby: two days ago and yesterday around 20 knots.
07-12-28 11:45 Toby: yesterday light winds, up to 14 knots. Shortly stronger. Partly cloudy, and it was raining in the morning, which normally kills the wind.
07-12-26 22:23 Toby: today rain and clouds. Winds up and down.
07-12-23 12:23 Toby: Yesterday max 22 knots, average around 18 knots.
07-12-20 21:46 Toby: Light 13-16 knots two days ago. Yesterday around 20 knots, today around 25 knots.
07-12-16 18:49 Toby: two days ago light wind, max 14 knots. The sky was covered with clouds, so the wind system could not get started. Yesterday around 20 knots with sun. Today no wind, rain in the morning and since then the sky is covered with clouds.
07-12-11 22:31 Toby: great day today with around 25 knots. Cloudy and some sunshine. Still warm. Kites flown: 7-12 sqm.
07-12-10 22:24 Toby: today average 22-23 knots. Small kites, 7-14 sqm used.
07-12-09 15:35 Toby: again nice waves, but winds max 17 knots, more around 14 knots. Good fo3 12-16 sqm kites.
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