Salvador, Brazil

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About Salvador

Salvador is a town in Bahia, Brazil. From Salvador you can reach 8 surf spots, 1 windsurf spot and 1 sailing spot. The nearest is Barravento, a surf spot 5.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 46 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is SSA, 19 km away.

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Staying in Salvador

46 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: SSA, 19 km, IOS, 212 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 Salvador.

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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 Salvador each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Salvador 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.

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Jaguaribe9.5 kmabout 20 min by car

3 ft50 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jaguaribe, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	25, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C

Massacre16.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Lauro de Freitas, 6 km

4 ft60 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Massacre, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	37, fair	4 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	60kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	30°C

Stella Maris17.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Lauro de Freitas, 5 km

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Stella Maris, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 shollow	49kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 shollow	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	3 ft5 shollow	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	21, too small	2 ft5 shollow	26kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 shollow	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	3 ft5 shollow	47kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 shollow	60kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	30°C

Corsário7.9 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft50 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

3 ft37 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Corsário, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	50kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft5 smushy	42kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C

Barravento5.8 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barravento, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 shollow	26kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 smushy	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 shollow	40kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

Farol da Barra6.3 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Farol da Barra, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 shollow	41kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 shollow	39kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	21, poor	3 ft5 shollow	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft6 shollow	26kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft4 shollow	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft5 shollow	40kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 shollow	52kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

Seper16.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Lauro de Freitas, 6 km

4 ft60 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft42 kJ

2 ft26 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Seper, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	4 ft5 shollow	60kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	29, poor	3 ft5 shollow	47kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	23, poor	3 ft5 shollow	42kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 shollow	26kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	3 ft5 shollow	25kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	28, poor	3 ft5 shollow	47kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	3 ft5 shollow	60kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	28°C

Espanhol6.2 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft27 kJ

2 ft59 kJ

3 ft23 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Espanhol, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	3 ft5 shollow	27kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	2 ft9 shollow	59kJ	wind from the east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft4 shollow	23kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	1 ft8 shollow	22kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 shollow	20kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 shollow	30kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 shollow	36kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Salvador, 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).

Windsurf near Salvador

Guarderia Beira Mar 7.2 km · stays here

Sailing near Salvador

Guarderia Beira Mar 7.2 km · stays here

Places to eat near Salvador

Fiorella Forno e CiaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Armazem21oficialBurger · 0.4 km from the centre
Seltc's DeliveryPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
JC Bolos; Doces; Salgados & PizzasPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
Pastel BarkurauBrazilian · 0.8 km from the centre
Super massa pizza e lanchesPizza · 0.8 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