any kite surfers are aware of this by now: Cumbuco is the place to be!
You can hit the water in the months from May until January. Ninety percent of the time the wind will come from the right at 3 to 5 Bft., so you can surf daily with a 10 – 12 or 14 m2 kite. The high sand dunes help create a constant, warm wind, which blows side-shore in the mornings and side-on shore in the afternoons. You won’t need a wetsuit, the water temperature varies between 22 and 27 degrees Celsius all year round. You do need to bring a lycra shirt and a good sunblock cream, however, because Cumbuco lies 3 degrees from the equator and the sun is almost perpendicular to the earth.

Lagoa do Cauipe                          
At about six kilometres outside Cumbuco you’ll find the freshwater lake ‘Lagoa do Cauipe’. You can get to this lake by buggy along the beach o you can make a ‘down winder’ of about 45 minutes from Cumbuco to the lake. From our pousada we can then organise for you to be picked up again from Cauipe. There are no waves on the lake, which makes it very suited to beginners.

Paracuru
Another beautiful spot for kite surfing Paracuru is at an hour’s drive north of Cumbuco an leads itself for a daytrip. You can drive a buggy along the beach to this kite surfers paradise, where the water is flat for the first 150 metres up to the reef, after which there are waves from one up to 3 metres. Low tide is the best time to surf here.

Kite lessons
0031 has its own IKO certified kite instructor. This instructor is teaching in Dutch and English. You can organize the lessons in the hotel.

Prices:

Private lessons with equipment hire: 75 reais per hour
Private lessons with your own equipment: 50 reais per hour
2 persons with equipment hire: 130 reais per hour
2 persons with their own equipment: 80 reais per hour

Kitesafaris and downwinders
Join us on one of our downwindtrips or kitesafaris and discover the best spots around Fortaleza. Get ready for an ultimate experience going with us in buggy or 4by4, cruising off road along the deserted beaches and charming villages. A perfect combination of sight-seeing, relaxing, kitesurfing and adventure in paradise itself. Come and ride the downwinds you only have dreamed off.

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