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Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru

📍 Fortaleza, Brazil · Kiteboarding spot

Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru is a kiteboarding spot near Fortaleza in Brazil, with open ocean conditions and prevailing NE, E, SE wind, best ridden in August, September, October, November, December.

CountryBrazil
Nearest townFortaleza
Water typeOpen ocean
LaunchOcean, Lagoon, River Mouth
Best wind directionNE, E, SE
Wind typeThermal, Trade
Best monthsAugust, September, October, November, December
TideFalling tide
Coordinates-2.8759, -39.9216

About Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru

A river mouth, which becomes a gig lagoon on high tide. Choppy water with flat parts behind the sandbars.

When is the best time to kitesurf at Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru?

The best time to kite Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru is August, September, October, November, December, when the NE, E, SE wind is most reliable.

What are the wind and water conditions?

Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru offers open ocean conditions with NE, E, SE wind (Thermal, Trade wind), launching from ocean, lagoon, river mouth.

How do I get to Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru?

Fly to Fortaleza, then drive with the car on CE-085 until Itarema. Drive into the center until you can only go left or right. Drive left here and immediately right again (before the antenna). Drive for about 200m to the streets end, and turn left, and next right. Then you are on a 4 lane street, 2 lanes each direction with small trees in between. Follow this road all the way along the lagoon. Behind the lagoon follow the street and go straight, where a sign says turn right to "Praia da Barra". Take the next possibility to turn right into a sand road. This road ends right at the kite lagoon. About 2.5 hours drive from Fortaleza. Park right at the beach.

Hazards at Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru

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Where can I take kite lessons near Ilha do Guajiru / Praia do Guajiru?

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Spot data last updated 2026-07-20 · part of the KiteGlobe database of 6,633 kiteboarding spots.