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School, support car and timing: we arrange it all with the local crew.
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Delta das Américas
Dual hub: access to the Delta and Pequenos Lençóis. Famous shrimp.
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The places worth stopping for.
3 places
Beaches
First IKO Center in Maranhão. Hotspot for kitesurfing with strong, consistent winds attracting riders worldwide.
Named one of the most incredible places in Maranhão. Side-onshore winds of 15-30 knots in season.
Insider tip: Wind season: Jul-Jan, peak Sep-Nov. Freshwater lagoons between the dunes fill with the rains, January to July.
Kite Paradise · Time to allow: 240 min
Beaches
Considered THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACH IN TUTÓIA. Wide stretch of sand with dunes on the horizon and spectacular sunset.
Spectacular sunset that speaks for itself. Favorite spot for couples who love the remoteness and tranquility.
Insider tip: Located just past Arpoador. Arrive 1h before sunset. Simple facilities - bring water.
Most Beautiful · Time to allow: 120 min
Dining
Local gastronomic highlight. Shrimp in pineapple: beautiful presentation, mild flavor, the mix of pineapple and shrimp makes a light dish.
Tutóia shrimp is famous throughout Brazil for its distinctive size and special flavor.
Insider tip: Order the Shrimp in Pineapple - house specialty. Guesthouse on site if you want to stay overnight.
Shrimp in Pineapple · Time to allow: 90 min
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Read the full guide for TutóiaBefore you go
The transport guides break down every route.
Praia do Arpoador (Arpoador Beach) is only accessible with an experienced local driver at low tide — do not attempt in your own car. The Kitesurf Life school (9.3 on Booking.com) is the best base camp in the area, with organized transfers to Arpoador. The DUNA Réveillon festival (~R$2,500 ticket) has turned Tutóia into a New Year's destination for a select niche.
Tutóia is transforming from a pass-through town into a destination: access to the Pequenos Lençóis Maranhenses (dunes interspersed with coconut palms, which the Grandes Lençóis lack), the less crowded Maranhão side of the Delta do Parnaíba, and the remote Praia do Arpoador — accessible only at low tide, with kite in all conditions and views that justify waiting for the right tidal window.
Regional calendar for the Delta das Américas. Tutóia doesn't have its own seasonal calendar yet.
Today: low tide of 0.8 m at 12:15 and high tide of 2.5 m at 06:30; another low at 00:15, before sunrise · Waxing Crescent, 6% illumination.
See tide and wind for the whole corridor
Tap a day · peak wind, gusts, low tide and moon
Wind forecasts get less reliable further ahead: check again closer to the day.
The day's range
2.2 m
Difference between high and low
Next low
00:150.5 m
Calibrated at Luís Correia, 74 km away. The Navy tide table for Tutóia covers the bay, uses a different zero (heights about 19 cm higher) and runs about 28 min behind the curve on average. Not measured at Arpoador. Lagoons, river mouths and bays may not follow the open-sea curve.
Safety note
The beach route to Arpoador and Praia do Amor is only passable at low tide. There, low tide can come later than the tide curve shows. Book there and back with whoever takes you.
Tide tip · TUTÓIA
On the way to Atins, the 4x4 from Paulino Neves to Caburé only leaves at low tide. From Caburé, a boat crosses the Rio Preguiças to Atins.
Tide-dependent: 4x4 Tutóia ➝ Caburé →
Heights in meters above the model's reference level. “Mean level” is the average of this day's extreme heights; it does not indicate depth.
We calculate the tide with the FES2022 model, calibrated for each place to a reference station from the FEMAR catalog. Where we can, we compare the curve with the Brazilian Navy's tide tables. On rivers and inland, the curve shows the coastal tide, not the water level there.
Strong, moderate or weak: the word compares the day's range with this place's usual range, not with other places.
Wind through the day
No window found today — wind averages ~12 kn across all hours shown.
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 move downwind.
GustsThe ring shows the difference between wind speed and gust speed. Without valid gust data it disappears.
An illustration only: it doesn't simulate how often gusts arrive.
The moon rises at 07:56 and sets at 20:32 · no moon in the sky from 20:32 to 04:13
Waxing Crescent
6%illuminated
Schematic phase · illustrative texture
Night sky
Night of Nov 12–13
Moon in the sky, from 18:52 on Nov 12 to 20:32 on Nov 12. →
No moon in the sky, from 20:32 on Nov 12 to 04:13 on Nov 13. →
Astronomical night is when the center of the sun is at least 18° below the horizon.
Times are approximate and don't account for clouds.
Night timeline for Nov 12 to Nov 13, Brasília time. Moon in the sky, from 18:52 on Nov 12 to 20:32 on Nov 12. No moon in the sky, from 20:32 on Nov 12 to 04:13 on Nov 13.
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