Reef
both
Level 5/10
Fortaleza Iracema
Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow
Fortaleza Iracema is an urban reef break in Ceará's capital, offering hollow, powerful waves over a flat rock shelf. The wave can be fast and punchy when NE swells arrive, and the city setting means easy access to food, lodging, and nightlife. Booties are recommended due to the sharp reef.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
1.2m
NNE(20°)
Score: 11/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
8km/h
E(92°)
Score: 14/25
Weather
28°C
0.1mm98%
Secondary Swell
0.2mNNE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 4 km/h SSW|PM: 9 km/h E
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
Low tide at 8am (-0.9m)
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
2:21 am
High tide - 1.26m
8:25 am
Low tide - -0.87m
2:38 pm
High tide - 1.48m
8:52 pm
Low tide - -0.96m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
38
PoorComponents
Swell Direction5/25
Swell Size11/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind14/25
Raw Score38/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score38
Location & Conditions
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- ENE (67°)
- Direction range
- 22° - 112°
- Size range
- 0.9m - 2m
- Ideal size
- 1.7m
- Height multiplier
- 1.00×
- Ideal period
- 12s+
Wind Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SSW (202°)
- Offshore range
- 157° - 247°
Tide Requirements
- Optimal tide
- low to mid
Water temp
28°C
Wetsuit
Boardshorts / Rashguard
Difficulty
5/10
Crowd level
5/10
Best Season
Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
N/NE swells December-March
Getting There
Airport
FORDrive time
15 minData quality
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