Destinations · Ceará, Brazil

Cumbuco

The best-known kite hub on the Ceará coast, 40 minutes from Fortaleza.

The spot

Kitesurfing in Cumbuco

Cumbuco is where most kite trips to Brazil begin. Just outside Fortaleza, it is the most developed kite spot on this coast, with schools, shops and pousadas along a long, open beach backed by dunes.

The ocean side offers side-onshore wind with chop and small waves, while the Cauípe lagoon a short ride downwind gives flat water for warming up. It is an easy, familiar place to find your bearings before the coast gets remote.

Plan your trip

Wind

18–25 kn · 22–30+ kn (Sep–Nov)

Best months

June to January

Water

Ocean chop and small waves · flat water in the Cauípe lagoon

Rider level

All levels

Getting there

Fly into Fortaleza (FOR). Cumbuco is about 30 km from the airport, roughly 40 minutes by road.