Wind & Sport

The northern coast of Rio Grande do Norte is one of the most predictable wind windows on the planet. From August to January the easterly trade wind blows 22–28 knots almost every day, with clear skies, 27 °C water and a coastline that mixes flat water, shallow lagoons and a swell clean enough for wave riding. That is why São Miguel do Gostoso became one of the world’s premier wingfoil destinations, home to kite schools with over two decades of operation.

The menu is broad: beginners get knee-deep, current-free water at the Cabugi Lagoon; intermediate riders find kilometres of glassy water and no crowd inside the Galinhos estuary; advanced riders treat the classic downwinds — Gostoso → Galinhos (70 km) and the full chain into Icapuí, Ceará — as a rite of passage. Gear rental is available in Gostoso, Galinhos and Macau, and the local community shares daily forecast notes.