The best kitesurf spots in Ceará.
One coast, one wind season, six very different places to ride it. Here's the honest shortlist — what each spot is best for, and how they connect into the downwind runs this coast is famous for.
Cumbuco
First trip · lessons · downwind startsThe gateway. An hour from Fortaleza airport, wind all season, the Cauípe lagoon for learning, and the starting line of the coast's downwind runs. If it's your first Ceará trip, start here.
Cumbuco guideTaíba
Lagoon + waves · fewer crowdsQuieter than Cumbuco with the rare combination of a flat lagoon and a genuine wave spot in one village — and the landing beach of the classic first downwinder.
Taíba guideJericoacoara
Long stays · lagoons · sceneryThe storybook destination: relentless trades, warm flat lagoons, dunes, and sunset launches. Riders come for weeks — many arrive by downwinder and never quite leave.
Jericoacoara guideParacuru
Uncrowded riding · downwind legLong open beaches, steady trades, and a fraction of the traffic. Most riders meet it as the second leg of the downwind run — plenty stay a night and ride it properly.
See it on the downwind routeLagoinha
Scenery · quiet sessionsSome of the prettiest dune-backed coastline on this stretch. A short, beautiful downwind leg from Paracuru and a peaceful stop before the coast turns remote.
See it on the downwind routePreá
Strong wind · Jeri's neighborJericoacoara's windier neighbor — a long open beach that catches the trades at full strength, and the classic downwind finish out of Jeri.
Covered in the Jeri guide