Jericoacoara

Brazil · YYZ/YVR/YUL → FOR · 9 nights

Flat-water · Wave · Car-free · Wild-spot · High-wind

Jeri is a car-free village inside a national park — you arrive by dune buggy or tractor. Wind is world-class into December. Sunset on the dune is a nightly ritual for the kite crowd.

The window · % of days ≥18 kts

10 years of satellite reanalysis

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The window · Aug–Dec

Season averages

93%

Wind

28°C

Water

Rain days

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Water

Open Atlantic beach plus a large flat-water lagoon 10 min by buggy. Both excellent.

Gear

7m–9m. SE trades build through the morning and hold all day.

Hazard

Jangada fishing boats launch from the main beach at dawn — give them wide berth.

Getting there

FOR → Preá → Jericoacoara

296 km · ~5h · last 13 km 4x4

Road 4x4 / sand

A long day from Fortaleza: about five hours west on the coast highway, then the last stretch on sand — normal cars can't drive into Jeri village. Most of the kiting is at Preá, where the road ends, 14 km of beach east of the village; riders stay in either and buggy between them.

Door-to-door 4x4

Shared or private transfers run from Fortaleza airport all the way to your pousada. The easy option with a board bag.

Bus + jardineira

Buses from Fortaleza to Jijoca, with the open-top truck over the dunes included in the ticket. Six to eight hours in all.

Fly closer

Jeri's own airport (JJD) is under an hour away by 4x4, but it only has domestic flights — from Canada, an extra connection in Brazil.

Before you go

Jeri charges a per-person sustainable-tourism fee. Pay it online before you arrive.

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No-wind days

🏜️ Lagoon buggy tour to Tatajuba

🏄 Windsurfing on the main beach

🌅 Caipirinha on the sunset dune

Live on the board

Typical fare ~$1,834

YUL → FOR · Swell$1,120

Dates

Members only

Airline

Members only

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