Reef
both
Level 5/10
Praia do Forte
Salvador, BA, Brazil
🪸Sharp reef🦔Urchins
Praia do Forte is a tropical reef break north of Salvador, offering quality waves over coral in warm, clear water. The spot produces both lefts and rights on either side of a channel, giving options depending on conditions. The town is famous for its sea turtle conservation project and upscale eco-resort atmosphere.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.1m
SSE(160°)
Score: 10/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
9km/h
ENE(65°)
Score: 11/25
Weather
30°C
0.0mm47%
Windswell Component
0.4mNE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.4mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
1:03 am
High tide - 0.78m
7:07 am
Low tide - -0.36m
1:08 pm
High tide - 0.90m
7:30 pm
Low tide - -0.58m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
57
FairComponents
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind11/25
Raw Score57/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score57
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SE (135°)
- Direction range
- 90° - 180°
- Size range
- 0.9m - 2m
- Ideal size
- 1.7m
- Height multiplier
- 1.03×
- Ideal period
- 12s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- W (270°)
- Offshore range
- 225° - 315°
- Best window
- morning
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- mid
Water temp
27°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
4/10
Best Season
Peak: Apr-Sep
Best with E/SE swells
Getting There
Airport
SSADrive time
60 minData quality
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