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
1.7m
ESE(103°)
Score: 24/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
16km/h
ESE(114°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
27°C
0.1mm23%
Windswell Component
0.3mESE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.8mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 10 km/h SE|PM: 17 km/h ESE
10 km/h vs 17 km/h afternoon
Tide at 7am (-0.6m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
1:30 am
High tide - 1.03m
7:42 am
Low tide - -0.59m
1:46 pm
High tide - 1.09m
8:01 pm
Low tide - -0.64m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
31
PoorComponents
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size24/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score31/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score31
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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°
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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