Brazil — Guriú21h · 11 kt
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Min. level
Intermediate
Optimal wind
14-32 kts
Season
July to December
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The spot
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Barely thirty minutes — sometimes an hour — downwind of Jericoacoara, Guriú is a fishing village set well off the beaten track, in the municipality of Camocim. You ride two bodies of water at once: the open sea with its moderate waves on one side and, once the tide fills the lagoon, a flat patch that settles in for a session. It's a stage riders link straight from Jeri, kite up and beach bars in sight.
Guriú is the downwind stage par excellence: an isolated village you land on, kite up, after some thirty minutes gliding down from Jericoacoara. Life gathers around a handful of barracas on the sand, where riders recover between runs. The spot works both angles — sea and lagoon — and remains above all a link in the great Nordeste downwind, Jeri upwind and the rest of the coast downwind.
Who & when
Level and best time
Who it's for
Guriú is read by the tide. From mid to high water the lagoon fills and lays down a more forgiving flat patch — good for practising tricks or catching your breath between reaches. The rest of the time it's the sea and its moderate waves, more demanding — and the spot's isolation and downwind spirit already assume you can look after your own gear. It's one for intermediates comfortable on the water rather than complete beginners.
source : kitesurfy.com ↗Best time
Wind season runs from roughly June–July to January, carried by the trade wind that drives the whole Ceará coast. On the water, aim for mid to high tide: that's when the lagoon fills and flattens out. At low water the sea takes over again with its moderate waves.
source : kitesurftheworld.com ↗Before you go
Safety
It all hinges on the tide
The flat water only exists from mid to high tide: at low water you're left with the open sea and its waves. Read the tide before you rig so you know which surface you'll be riding.
source : kitesurfy.com ↗An isolated spot
Guriú is an isolated spot, a downwind stage far from any hub: few services on site and no help close at hand. Better to come with others, ideally a guide who knows the run down from Jeri.
source : kitesurftheworld.com ↗