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Submitted by Hi Life on 20 March 2007 - 3:30pm
Cumbuco has it all - butter flat water lagoons, sea swell and chop to nice waves - its the best place to kite.
Many beach front Hotels or smaller places within 2-5min walk to the beach.
Getting there
Nearest airport:
Fortaleza (FOR)Nearest big city:
FortalezaNearest town:
CumbucoTrip from town:
snapAccess:
immediateDirections:
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.
Kite beach:
Level required:
allBest style:
freestyle
wave
speed
bump & jump
Watersports:
kitesurf
windsurf
surf
Spot type:
beach
Shore:
soft sand
Bottom:
sandy
Crowd:
average
Hazards:
totally safe
Facilities:
school
launch area
life guard
gear rental
toilets
showers
food
shop
camps
parking
Beach rules:
+ addWeather:
Air its alwasy between 26 and 32°C warm, and water is the same 26-28 °C - all year.. NO wetsuits, please! Bring lot of solar protection.Members photo shoots:
Wind conditions
Wind strenght [Bf]:
5-6
8-9
Blowing at:
morning
afternoon
evening
Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]
› January
› June
› July
› August
› September
› October
› November
› December
Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]
› February
› March
› May
Wind details:
For 9 months of the year the wind blows almost every single day, from June untill end of Jan you will be unlucky if you can't kite.
On the water
Water quality:
clean
Best tide:
no dependency
Waves:
waves (max 2m)
Consistency:
sometimes (21-60 days/yr)
Water details:
A shore dump wave at high tide, some banks forming soft breaking waves with a swell at low tide. Up wind to Icarai or down wind 2km towards Cauipe and there are nice waves to play in. 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.When is flat
Day activities:
Relax on the beach, ride a horse, take a dune buggy ride, visit the city, check out the mountains, go wakeboarding...
Night scene:
Cumbuco for nice food, relaxed drinks with freinds and a party or two in the small bars.
Fortaleza for some really nice clubs, any night of the week.
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Kitecenter Cumbuco - |
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Hi-Life |
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Casa Taiba |
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Nearby spots
| Barra do Cauipe (Cauipe lagoon) | 11.00 km |
| Taiba | 28.22 km |
| Paracuru Quebramar | 42.34 km |
| Paracuru (Praia do Buraco) | 42.38 km |
| Lagoinha | 59.16 km |
