Fortaleza, Brazil

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Iracema (ponte metalica). Photo: Joelkaula, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: 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 expert 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Fortaleza: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Iracema (ponte metalica)1.4 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft36 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small3 ft28 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small3 ft43 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft40 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft42 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Iracema (ponte metalica): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Iracema (ponte metalica), each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct11, too small3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the east, 10 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the east, 10 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy40kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy42kJwind from the east, 13 knots28°C
Volta da Jurema2.9 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft36 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small3 ft28 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small3 ft43 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small3 ft40 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore, too small3 ft42 kJwind from the east, 13 knots, too small
All readings for Volta da Jurema: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Volta da Jurema, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the east, 10 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small3 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the east, 10 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy40kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy42kJwind from the east, 13 knots28°C
Futuro7.8 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft33 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small3 ft25 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small2 ft25 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft31 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small3 ft49 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small3 ft50 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Futuro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Futuro, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct9, too small3 ft5 smushy33kJwind from the east, 8 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small3 ft4 smushy25kJwind from the east, 7 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small2 ft5 smushy25kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small2 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the east, 11 knots30°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east, 11 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy50kJwind from the east, 11 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy41kJwind from the east, 11 knots29°C
Leste-Oeste2.7 kmabout 5 min by car3 ft36 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small3 ft28 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft43 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft40 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Leste-Oeste: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Leste-Oeste, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the east, 9 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the east, 8 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy40kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small3 ft6 smushy41kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots28°C
Titanzinho6.5 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft31 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small3 ft26 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small2 ft37 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots, too small3 ft32 kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, too small2 ft26 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, too small3 ft42 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Titanzinho: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Titanzinho, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the east, 10 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct7, too small3 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the east, 10 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct4, too small2 ft6 smushy37kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots28°C
Wed 21Oct5, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the east-south-east, 16 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy32kJwind from the east-south-east, 13 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct6, too small2 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small3 ft5 smushy42kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots28°C

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

Windsurf near Fortaleza

Places to eat near Fortaleza

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