Ipitanga surf forecast
Lauro de Freitas · Bahia · Brazil
Today at Ipitanga: best around 06:00, 0.6 m at 5 s with cross-shore wind. Poor for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC.
Ipitanga surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Surf | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 06:00 | 0.6 m · 5 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Wed 21 | 06:00 | 0.4 m · 5 s | cross-onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 06:00 | 0.5 m · 6 s | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 06:00 | 0.5 m · 5 s | onshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 06:00 | 0.7 m · 5 s | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 06:00 | 0.5 m · 5 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.4 m · 6 s | cross-shore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
Model forecast updated 20 Oct, 18:50 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Just over the city line from Salvador, Ipitanga breaks on most days (Surf-Forecast users rate its consistency 4.2 of 5), working on all tides with south swell and a west-northwest morning wind. Peaks both ways shift with the sand. It hosted the first stage of the 2022 Bahia Surf Festival, with 107 competitors. Expect company on weekend mornings.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces SE
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- S, SSE, SE
- Best wind
- WNW, W, NW (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- April-September
- Typical size
- 0.8-2 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- rips; reef patches at the Flamengo end
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Salvador.
Nearby spots
- Aleluia (Praia do Flamengo), Salvador
- Vilas do Atlântico, Lauro de Freitas
- Platô, Salvador
- Stella Maris, Salvador
- Piatã, Salvador
- Jaguaribe, Salvador
Questions
Is Ipitanga good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rips; reef patches at the flamengo end).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Ipitanga?
S, SSE, SE swell, WNW, W, NW wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 0.8-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Ipitanga are in the Surf Spoting app.