Fortaleza, Brazil
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About Fortaleza
Fortaleza is a town in Ceará, Brazil. From Fortaleza you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Iracema (ponte metalica), a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 249 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.
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Staying in Fortaleza
- 249 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Fortaleza.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Fortaleza each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iracema (ponte metalica)1.4 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft36 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor | 3 ft28 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small | 3 ft27 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 3 ft31 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small | 3 ft43 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft46 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft42 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for Iracema (ponte metalica): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Volta da Jurema2.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft36 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor | 3 ft28 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small | 3 ft27 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 3 ft31 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small | 3 ft43 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft46 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft42 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for Volta da Jurema: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Futuro7.8 kmabout 15 min by car | 3 ft33 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small | 3 ft25 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small | 3 ft33 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small | 2 ft31 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small | 3 ft49 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, poor | 3 ft50 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor | 3 ft41 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, poor |
All readings for Futuro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Leste-Oeste2.7 kmabout 5 min by car | 3 ft36 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, poor | 3 ft28 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small | 3 ft27 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small | 3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 3 ft43 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, poor | 3 ft40 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 3 ft44 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for Leste-Oeste: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Titanzinho6.5 kmabout 15 min by car | 3 ft31 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small | 3 ft26 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small | 2 ft37 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small | 3 ft35 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small | 3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small | 3 ft37 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small | 3 ft34 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small |
All readings for Titanzinho: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Fortaleza, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Kite near Fortaleza
- Praia do Futuro 8.3 km · stays here
Windsurf near Fortaleza
- Praia do Futuro 8.3 km · stays here
Places to eat near Fortaleza
- Barraca Antônio CocoBrazilian · 0.4 km from the centre
- China GourmetPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- Consultório do AçaíBrazilian · 0.5 km from the centre
- Duda's BurgerBurger · 0.7 km from the centre
- Duno Gourmet PizzariaPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
- Pizzaria SamucaPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits