Lauro de Freitas, Brazil

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Near Seper, 2 km away. Photo: Hermann Luyken, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

About Lauro de Freitas

Lauro de Freitas is a town in Bahia, Brazil. From Lauro de Freitas you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Stella Maris, a surf spot 5 km from the centre. Overture lists 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SSA, 2 km away.

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Staying in Lauro de Freitas

  • 29 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: SSA, 2 km, IOS, 228 km, AJU, 251 km

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Where it is

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 Lauro de Freitas. Spots further out are listed below.

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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 Lauro de Freitas each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Lauro de Freitas too.

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 Lauro de Freitas: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Jaguaribe11.6 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Salvador, 10 km3 ft45 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, poor3 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft42 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small3 ft60 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair4 ft91 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, fair
All readings for Jaguaribe: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jaguaribe, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct32, poor3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the east, 9 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct24, too small3 ft5 smushy42kJwind from the east, 7 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct40, fair3 ft5 smushy60kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Sun 25Oct42, fair4 ft5 smushy91kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots28°C
Stella Maris5 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft49 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, poor3 ft39 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor2 ft23 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small3 ft36 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small3 ft61 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, fair4 ft91 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, fair
All readings for Stella Maris: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stella Maris, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct33, poor3 ft5 shollow49kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct25, poor3 ft5 shollow39kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small2 ft5 shollow23kJwind from the east, 8 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small3 ft5 shollow36kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct30, too small3 ft5 shollow41kJwind from the east, 5 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair3 ft5 shollow61kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct41, fair4 ft6 shollow91kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots31°C
Massacre5.8 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft49 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, poor3 ft39 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor2 ft23 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small3 ft36 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the east, 5 knots, too small3 ft61 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, fair4 ft91 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, fair
All readings for Massacre: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Massacre, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct33, poor3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct25, poor3 ft5 smushy39kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy23kJwind from the east, 8 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct30, too small3 ft5 smushy41kJwind from the east, 5 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct36, fair3 ft5 smushy61kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots30°C
Sun 25Oct41, fair4 ft6 smushy91kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots31°C
Corsário13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Salvador, 8 km3 ft45 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore, poor3 ft34 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, too small2 ft20 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft22 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, too small3 ft42 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small3 ft60 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair4 ft91 kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots, fair
All readings for Corsário: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Corsário, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct32, poor3 ft5 smushy45kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small3 ft5 smushy34kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small2 ft5 smushy20kJwind from the east, 9 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct16, too small2 ft5 smushy22kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct25, too small3 ft5 smushy42kJwind from the east, 7 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct38, fair3 ft5 smushy60kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore28°C
Sun 25Oct40, fair4 ft5 smushy91kJwind from the north-east, 6 knots28°C
Seper6.4 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft49 kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, poor3 ft39 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, poor2 ft23 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small3 ft30 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft41 kJwind from the east, 7 knots, too small3 ft61 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, poor4 ft91 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, fair
All readings for Seper: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seper, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct30, poor3 ft5 shollow49kJwind from the north-north-east, 6 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct22, poor3 ft5 shollow39kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small2 ft5 shollow23kJwind from the east, 9 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small3 ft5 shollow30kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct28, too small3 ft5 shollow41kJwind from the east, 7 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct34, poor3 ft5 shollow61kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots28°C
Sun 25Oct39, fair4 ft6 shollow91kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Lauro de Freitas, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Lauro de Freitas. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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 that stay in Lauro de Freitas from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Praia do forte25.3 kmabout 45 min by car3 ft55 kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots, poor3 ft43 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft26 kJwind from the east, 10 knots, too small3 ft30 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft50 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, poor3 ft63 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor4 ft86 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor
All readings for Praia do forte: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia do forte, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct21, poor3 ft5 smushy55kJwind from the north-north-east, 11 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct19, poor3 ft5 smushy43kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct17, too small3 ft5 smushy26kJwind from the east, 10 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct21, too small3 ft5 smushy30kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct29, poor3 ft5 smushy50kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor3 ft5 smushy63kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots27°C
Sun 25Oct23, poor4 ft6 smushy86kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots28°C

Places to eat near Lauro de Freitas

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