Reef
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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
30
52
Fair
1.3m
@8s
7km/h
Tue
31
40
Poor
0.9m
@9s
6km/h
Wed
1
38
Poor
1.1m
@8s
6km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.3m
ESE(115°)
Score: 13/25
Period
8s
Short period / windswell
Score: 6/25
Wind
7km/h
SSW(193°)
Score: 20/25
Weather
26°C
0.2mm99%
Windswell Component
0.1mESE@1s
Secondary Swell
0.4mS
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 3 km/h WSW|PM: 6 km/h S
Lighter winds early (3 km/h)
Tide at 7am (-0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:30 am
High tide - 1.00m
7:38 am
Low tide - -0.56m
1:40 pm
High tide - 1.15m
7:58 pm
Low tide - -0.74m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

52
Fair
Components
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind20/25
Raw Score52/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score52

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
SSA
Drive time
60 min
Data quality
community

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