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SESC in North Bahia is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest with some shelter here from east winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach break both left and right. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Crowds may reach hazard levels at this break - consider wearing a lid.

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Overall SESC Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Brazil - North Bahia surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of SESC

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to SESC:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Tercera Ponte	1 mi
Second closest break	Alex	1 mi
Third closest break	Farol	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Itapoa	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Pedra do Sal	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to SESC:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	1470 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	1949 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2135 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2253 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	2656 mi
Tide stations nearest to SESC:
Closest tide station	Salvador, Brazil	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Aratu, Brazil	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Morro de São Paulo, Brazil	42 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Camamu, Brazil	75 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Aracaju, Brazil	168 mi
Ski Resorts closest to SESC:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	2001 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	2402 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2411 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	2415 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2428 mi
Town and city forecasts close to SESC:
Closest city location	Salvador (Brazil)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Lauro de Freitas (Brazil)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Areia Branca (Brazil)	10 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tubarao (Brazil)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Aratu (Brazil)	11 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to SESC is Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes (Salvador) Airport (SSA) in Brazil, which is 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to SESC is Ilheus Airport (IOS), also in Brazil, 216 km (134 miles) away.