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Chop

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A dam lake at Rodeo in the Andean foothills of San Juan province with wind on more than 300 days a year at over 20 knots, arguably the windiest kite spot on the…

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Flat water

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Jul–Dec

A remote village at the mouth of the Preguiças river on Brazil's northern coast and a gateway to the Lençóis Maranhenses dunes and lagoons, with a wide estuary…

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Flat and waves

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Aug–Jan

A river delta west of Jericoacoara in Piauí where a 3 m tidal range rebuilds the playground twice a day: around low tide the area between Macapá and Barra…

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Chop

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Jul–Dec

Half an hour from Fortaleza airport, with a side-onshore trade wind of 15–25 knots almost every day from July to December over a long beach with chop, and the…

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Flat water

A large lagoon on the island of Florianópolis in southern Brazil and the island's centre for wind sports. Schools teach windsurf, kite and wing foil with…

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Flat and waves

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Aug–Nov

A lonely beach at the mouth of the Jaguaribe river south of Fortaleza where the east to south-east trade wind blows onshore to side-onshore at 15–25 knots with…

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Flat and waves

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Aug–Jan

A sand-street fishing village on a 300 m wide lagoon island 70 km west of São Miguel do Gostoso, reached by a ten-minute ferry, with two completely different…

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Flat and waves

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Jul–Dec

Jericoacoara's quieter cousin two hours from Fortaleza, with the same trade wind reliability from July to December, close to 100 % in season, and gentler…

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Flat water

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Jul–Jan

A big, shallow, mirror-flat lagoon behind an island on the Ceará coast, with the region's reliable trade wind and a few pousadas and centres on its shore. Known…

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Flat and waves

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Jun–Jan

A dune-backed beach town at the end of Brazil's Ceará wind coast where the trade wind averages 20–25 knots and peaks around 35 in the September–November…

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Flat and waves

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Jul–Jan

A fishing village between Paracuru and Icaraizinho with a red dune above the beach and four different areas: the bay in front of the village with a small…

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Waves

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Aug–Jan

One of the easiest wave spots on Brazil's north-east coast: a pure sand beach with nothing in the water, a side-offshore easterly of 6–7 Bft almost daily from…

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Flat and waves

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Jul–Jan

One of the best wave spots in Brazil: at Quebra Mar, east of the town, a ring of reef about 200 m out sorts the waves into clean sets of up to 2.5 m depending…

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Flat and waves

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Aug–Nov

The mouth of the Rio Pirangi 120 km south of Fortaleza, where a delta with a big sandbank gives a lagoon that is standing depth at low tide, a square kilometre…

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Chop

Best season

Jul–Jan

A long, straight beach a few kilometres from Jericoacoara with the same strong trade wind but more room and less town: side-onshore wind, chop and small waves…

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Flat and waves

Best season

Oct–Jan

A wide sandy bay in Rio Grande do Norte with side-shore wind from the right at 5–7 Bft from October to January, 26 °C water and a mostly sandy bottom. The…

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Flat water

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Oct–Jan

A tidal lagoon of about 1.5 by 3 km on the coast of Rio Grande do Norte, three hours from Natal, with side-shore wind from the right at 5–7 Bft from October to…

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Flat and waves

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Jul–Jan

A long bay just north of Cumbuco that looks demanding at first, since the side-onshore wind pushes 1–2 m of unruly, North Sea-like waves with a shore break onto…

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Flat and waves

Best season

Jul–Feb

A river mouth west of Jericoacoara that adds a few knots to Brazil's already reliable wind: side-onshore from the right with a 99 % wind probability from July…

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Flat and waves

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Nov–Feb

Chile's most renowned kite destination on the central Pacific coast, known for consistent wind and a mix of wave riding and flat water in front of a small beach…

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Chop

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Jan–May

An artificial lake in the surreal desert of the Elqui valley between La Serena and Pisco Elqui, ridden from Gualliguaica on its east shore under the Tololo…

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Chop

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Jan–May

A reservoir in the green hills near Darién in Colombia's Valle del Cauca, famous locally for reliable, strong wind and tiny waves, and reached by bus from Cali…

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Flat and waves

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Dec–May

A small town on a cliff above a large bay on Colombia's Caribbean coast, within reach of Cartagena, where strong wind blows across the bay from December to May…

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Waves

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May–Dec

A small resort on Peru's north-west coast, voted South America's leading beach destination, with a long palm-lined beach and the wave conditions the Peruvian…

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Waves

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Apr–Dec

A legendary wave spot on Peru's Pacific coast and one of the best-value kite destinations in South America, with what may be the longest kiteable wave on the…

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Flat water

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Sep–Mar

One of the most unspoilt riding destinations on the continent: a huge flat-water lagoon on the Pacific coast south of Lima, surrounded by a wildlife sanctuary…

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Flat water

Best season

Dec–Jun

An archipelago of some 40 islands and sand cays off the Venezuelan coast, with trade winds strongest from December to June and endless glass-flat, crystal-clear…