Overview

Forte is a kitesurfing spot located on the northern coast of Bahia, near Praia do Forte. This renowned tourist beach offers ocean conditions with the Northeast trade winds blowing from east to southeast from July to February. Winds of 15 to 25 knots are suited to intermediate riders.

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Spot forecast for Forte

Sunrise 05:03 · Sunset 17:29

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 1.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:31 · 0.8 m High tide 11:49 · 1.6 m Low tide 17:51 · 0.9 m High tide 23:52 · 1.7 m
Wednesday 21 October Low tide 06:19 · 0.7 m High tide 12:32 · 1.8 m Low tide 18:34 · 0.8 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:36 · 1.9 m Low tide 06:57 · 0.5 m High tide 13:08 · 1.9 m Low tide 19:11 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:14 · 2 m Low tide 07:32 · 0.4 m High tide 13:42 · 2 m Low tide 19:46 · 0.5 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 01:51 · 2.2 m Low tide 08:06 · 0.3 m High tide 14:15 · 2.2 m Low tide 20:21 · 0.3 m

Forte: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

375h

in October · 31 rideable days

The season runs from July to December, peaking in October: 30 rideable days a month and 375 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is April, at 20 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 98%13-20 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 98% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 26 °C. The wettest month is May, with 265 mm.

Monthly averages: Forte

Monthly averages — Forte — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	26.5	284 h	30 °C	148 mm
February	25.5	238 h	29 °C	80 mm
March	29.0	239 h	30 °C	78 mm
April	20.0	140 h	29 °C	176 mm
May	25.0	243 h	28 °C	265 mm
June	22.0	245 h	27 °C	165 mm
July	28.5	266 h	26 °C	105 mm
August	29.5	311 h	26 °C	112 mm
September	30.0	346 h	26 °C	78 mm
October	31.0	375 h	28 °C	141 mm
November	28.0	355 h	28 °C	126 mm
December	31.0	406 h	29 °C	31 mm

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Technical details of Forte spot

The spot works with winds from E, ESE, SE.

Depending on conditions: NE, ENE, SSE.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

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