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Kitesurf Location - Prea or Praia do Prea ( ID prea )      Hits: 3135
 
You are here: South America > Brazil > Kitesurf Location - Prea or Praia do Prea ( ID prea )
Continent: South America
Country: Brazil
Next Big City (Airport):  Fortaleza
Next Town: Jericoacoara
Latitude:   -2.8145
Longitude: -40.4076
Type:
- Ocean
Rider Ability:
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Expert

Good for:
- Kitesurfing
- Windsurfing
Features:
- Rooms
- School
- Shop
- Repair
- Rental
- Rescue
- Shower
- Toilet
- Food
- Parking

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Near Locations
Blue Azul Lagoon (5.38 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Shallow Flat
Lagoa Paraiso (5.99 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Shallow Flat
Jericoacoara (12.6 km) Best Direction: NE ENE E Type: Flat Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
Mangue Seco (NE) (16.43 km) Best Direction: NE Type: Chop Small Wave (< 1m)
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Water
Type:
- Chop
- Small Wave (< 1m)
Hazards:
- None

Quality:
- Clean
Best Tide:
- Tide Independent


Kiter's paradise. Not crowded. Chop with with small waves. Possibility to make a 10 mile downwinder to Jericoacoara.

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 Location
Type:
- Sand
Size:
- Big

Hazards:
- None
Location crowds:
- January
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
- None


The beach is huge without any obstructions. The sand is from white and clean to a little dark and thin. Always clean. Some sticks in the sand. As much space as there can be.

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 Weather
Spring:
- Shorts
Summer:
- Shorts

Fall:
- Shorts
Winter:
- Shorts


Water is hot. Air is hot. No wetsuit. Season from June to December. Off-season it can be any kind of weather, but still warm. Rainy season from February to May, but the weather can be anything.

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 Wind

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Best Months:
- January
- July
- August
- September
- October
- November
- December
Wind Type:
- Thermal Winds
- Trade Winds

Best Direction:
- NE
- ENE
- E
Main Direction:
- NE
- ENE
- E


Strong. Guaranteed 20 to 30 knot winds after 11:30am. All the season. Very strong in August, gets less until January. Usually E and NE wind. Season from June to December with 100% wind probability. January to May 70% wind.

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 How to get there
Transport:
- Car
Access:
- No Walk


Prea is 3 hours from Fortaleza. From Fortaleza head West to Itapipoca on the BR-222, keep driving to Amontada (33km). Drive another 36 km after Amontada, you will see a gas station and pousada on the right hand side called `Triangulo de Morrhinos´, make a right there. You are now 38 km away from Acarau, keep going straight on this road until you get to a round-about with a ´big fish´ in the middle, here make a left towards Jijoca. After 9 km you will drive across Cruz. Keep heading towards Jijoca for 19 km, you will go over a bridge and see an island on the left-hand side, 10 minutes after that make a right turn at the Prea sign onto a dirt road. You will see a tourist information desk on the right hand side. Then just follow the signs to Prea. It is 12 km from the asphalt.

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 Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info
Rules:
- None




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 Nightlife
Weekend concert events, Capoeira demonstrations and shows or shoot out to Jeri for all-night party action (15 min. from Prea).

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