Destinations · Ceará, Brazil

Ilha do Guajiru

A wide, shallow lagoon behind a sandbar: one of the flattest spots on the Ceará coast.

The spot

Kitesurfing in Ilha do Guajiru

Ilha do Guajiru is a kite village in Itarema, between Fortaleza and Jericoacoara. A long sandbar shelters a large, shallow lagoon, giving flat water with steady wind coming over the bar.

It is a night stop on the Cumbuco to Jericoacoara half of our six-day downwinder: the group arrives from Icaraí de Amontada after the most isolated stretch of the week, and leaves the next morning for Preá.

Plan your trip

Wind

18–25 kn · 22–30+ kn (Sep–Nov)

Best months

June to January

Water

Flat, shallow lagoon behind the sandbar

Rider level

All levels

Getting there

Fly into Fortaleza (FOR). Ilha do Guajiru is about 3.5 hours away by road.