Strike Mission
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.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
57
Fair
1.6m
@11s
9km/h
Mon
22
47
Fair
1.4m
@10s
9km/h
Tue
23
46
Fair
1.5m
@9s
9km/h
Wed
24
47
Fair
1.7m
@9s
11km/h
Thu
25
61
Fair
1.7m
@11s
12km/h
Fri
26
43
Poor
1.9m
@13s
15km/h
Sat
27
10
Poor
2.4m
@9s
18km/h
Sun
28
41
Poor
2.2m
@11s
14km/h
Mon
29
52
Fair
2.1m
@10s
9km/h
Tue
30
55
Fair
2.0m
@9s
8km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
1.6m
ESE(103°)
Score: 20/25
Period
11s
Medium period swell
Score: 23/25
Wind
9km/h
S(178°)
Score: 12/25
Weather
25°C
0.0mm31%
Secondary Swell
1.0mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 3 km/h W|PM: 11 km/h SSE
3 km/h vs 11 km/h afternoon
Tide at 7am (0.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:53 am
Low tide - -0.24m
7:55 am
High tide - 0.84m
2:34 pm
Low tide - -0.36m
8:40 pm
High tide - 0.69m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

57
Fair
Components
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size20/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind12/25
Raw Score64/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-7
Adjusted Score57/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score57
🤢 Morning Sickness
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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

👥 Winter Break (Jul 1 – Jul 31) — expect extra crowds

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Best with E/SE swells

Getting There

Airport
SSA
Drive time
60 min
Data quality
community

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