Praia de Iracema 24 — 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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Volta da Jurema2.9 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Volta da Jurema, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	30, poor	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	28°C

Futuro7.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft33 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Futuro, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	3 ft4 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	18, poor	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	3 ft5 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	29°C

Iracema (ponte metalica)1.4 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Iracema (ponte metalica), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	19, poor	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east, 13 knots	28°C

Leste-Oeste2.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

3 ft27 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft41 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Leste-Oeste, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 10 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	20, poor	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	22, too small	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	28°C

Titanzinho6.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

2 ft37 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Titanzinho, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east, 10 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft6 smushy	37kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 16 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	18, too small	3 ft5 smushy	32kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 15 knots	28°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

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

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