Praia do Forte Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Bahia – Norte, Brazil)

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Praia do Forte Surf Guide

Praia do Forte in North Bahia is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the west northwest. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Both left and right reef breaks. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips and coral.

Praia do Forte Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	28.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia do Forte:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia do Forte occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Praia do Forte (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Praia do Forte with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 4% of the time in May while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 34% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

34%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Praia do Forte Location Map

Interactive Praia do Forte surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Praia do Forte is Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes (Salvador) Airport (SSA) in Brazil, which is 73 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Praia do Forte is Santa Maria (Aracaju) Airport (AJU), also in Brazil, 182 km (113 miles) away.

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Praia do Forte Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 13:02 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	12PM	3PM	6PM	9PM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	9	9	9	9
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

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Tides at Praia do Forte

Current tide and informaton

For Praia do Forte, 0 km from Praia do Forte.

Next High Water: 05:07pm | 1.71m

Next Low Water: 11:04pm | 0.46m

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Praia do Forte Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.3 °C) too at Praia do Forte, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 28.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite