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Macapá (PI)

Perfect flat water for freestyle kite. Athletic vibe.

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Macapá (PI)
Delta das Américas
ATMNot available
Cell signalWeak
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The village, up close

Places to discover in Macapá (PI)

The places worth stopping for.

1 place

Praia de Macapá

Beaches

Praia de Macapá

Last beach in Luís Correia before the Cajueiro da Praia border. Fishing village of ~2,000 people at the Camurupim River mouth. At low tide, sandbars emerge forming crystal-clear natural pools. Consistent 15-25 knot winds attract kitesurfers. Sunset boat tours to see scarlet ibis flocks returning to the mangroves.

More about this place

Insider tip: Plan around tide table — low tide reveals the pools. No ATMs in the village, bring cash. Barracas: Chico Izaura (best food), Zé Paulo (quietest). Guará boat tour departs ~3-4PM. Kite schools: BeeKite Village, 35 Knots, Pousada Iansã.

Fishing Village & Kite Spot · Time to allow: 240 min

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Before you go

Plan your arrival

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How to get here

Airport
Parnaíba (PHB)
Time from the airport
~60 km by car (~1h)
Access
Sand track
Nearest airport

Parnaíba ➝ Macapá PI

50 km · ~1h30min total

🚐1h 30min✈PHBMacapá (PI)

What to know before you go

Practical intel

Macapá is even more rustic than Barra Grande — no pharmacy, no ATM. The 35knots Brasil hostel offers 300 Mbps fiber and a cowork space — a welcome anomaly in such a remote village. Barra Grande is only ~10 minutes by kite away (or 40 min by car via the inland road that skirts the Rio Camurupim).

About Macapá (PI)

Macapá is the corridor's purest flat-water kite spot — the Rio Camurupim estuary lagoon creates extremely shallow mirror flats where the 2.4-meter tidal range sculpts unique conditions with every cycle. The triple wave of German investment (BeeKite, Windloop, 35knots with 300 Mbps fiber) has transformed this small fishing village into Piauí's most specialized kite hub.

When to go

Month-by-month calendar
  • Sep-Dec: Peak kite season — slightly windier than Barra Grande, ideal for advanced freestyle

Regional calendar for the Delta das Américas. Macapá (PI) doesn't have its own seasonal calendar yet.

Best: Jun–Oct
30°C
Live edition

Tide, wind and moon in Macapá (PI)

Updated at 15:46 · Brasília time

A kite village — the wind rules. Today: low tide of -0.1 m at 00:02 and high tide of 3.1 m at 18:20 · Waning Gibbous, 93% illumination.

See tide and wind for the whole corridor

TUESDAY · Today

September 29

Choose the day · peak wind and moon

TideThe shape of the water

FES2022

The day's range

3.2m

Difference between high and low

Next high

18:203.1 m

Height above chart datum

Tide height · mExplore the curve
Low -0.1m 00:02, High 3.0m 06:08, Low 0.2m 12:17, High 3.1m 18:20☼ 05:3217:40 ☾0.01.02.03.0mean level00h06h12h18h24h
The whole curve is a forecastBrasília time · UTC−3
Spring TideThe day's range3.2 m

Tide advice · MACAPÁ (PI)

Perfect flat water for freestyle at any tide. Beach access may close at high tide.

Moon influence and forecast source

Spring Tide — Expect more extreme tides. Great for filling lagoons, be cautious at beaches.

Heights in meters above chart datum. “Mean level” is the average of this day’s extreme heights; it does not indicate depth.

We calculate tides using FES2022 harmonics and calibration data from FEMAR reference stations. Heights use the model’s reference-station baseline, not measurements at each village. For rivers and inland locations, the curve is a coastal tide reference; it does not predict local water levels.

Wind Macapá (PI)The wind observatory

Kitesurf spot · the wind rules

About the visualization and the motion

Motion starts on its own when the visualization is in view.

SpeedThe flow speeds up with the wind speed at the selected hour. At zero wind it stops.

DirectionThe dot on the compass marks where the wind comes from. The lines travel the opposite way.

GustsThe ring shows the difference between wind speed and gust speed. Without valid gust data it disappears.

An illustration only — it does not simulate how often gusts arrive. The summary and the reading use the whole period shown in the chart.

MoonThe night sky

SEP 29

Waning Gibbous

93%illuminated

Schematic phase · illustrative texture

Moonrise20:17
Moonset07:38
Sunrise05:32
Sunset17:40

Night sky

Night of Sep 29, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026

Moon below the horizon, from 18:48 on Sep 29, 2026 to 20:17 on Sep 29, 2026, Brasília time.

Moon above the horizon, from 20:17 on Sep 29, 2026 to 04:23 on Sep 30, 2026, Brasília time.

Astronomical night is when the center of the sun is at least 18° below the horizon.
Calculated times are approximate. Cloud cover is not included.

See the night timeline

Night timeline for Sep 29, 2026 to Sep 30, 2026, Brasília time. Moon below the horizon, from 18:48 on Sep 29, 2026 to 20:17 on Sep 29, 2026, Brasília time. Moon above the horizon, from 20:17 on Sep 29, 2026 to 04:23 on Sep 30, 2026, Brasília time.

Local astronomy · Brasília time

Help on the ground

Local services

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