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Praia do Futuro

Região Metropolitana de Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Praia do Futuro 1 photo

  • Praia do Futuro, em Fortaleza.

    Praia do Futuro, em Fortaleza.. ME/Portal da Copa, CC BY 3.0 br. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 5:24 pm
6 am
5.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
Now
5.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.6
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.9
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.1
28 km/h18 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
3 pm
8.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.3
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C80°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
2717 km/hmph SE
Gusts
3623 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
1 low
Tide
falling
Rain
43%
Sunset
5:24 pm
Today
5.2Fair6 am2717
5.3FairNow2717
5.2Fair8 am2918
5.6Good9 am3018
5.9Good10 am3018
6.6Good11 am2918
7.1Great12 pm2818
7.5Great1 pm2817
8.2Great2 pm2415
8.4Great3 pm2314
8.3Great4 pm2515
8.4Great5 pm2415
Sat
6.8Good6 am2918
6.8Good7 am3119
7.1Great8 am2717
6.8Good9 am2818
7.0Great10 am2817
7.5Great11 am2516
7.2Great12 pm2717
7.8Great1 pm2717
8.3Great2 pm2415
8.4Great3 pm2214
8.5Excellent4 pm2113
8.5Excellent5 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.9 m. High at 2 pm, 1.3 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.8 m. High at 2 am, 1.4 mLow 8 am, -0.9 m3 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -0.8 m3 ftHigh 2 am, 1.4 m5 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.9 m3 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.8 m3 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.4 m5 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

About Praia do Futuro

Praia do Futuro is a beach and neighborhood in Fortaleza, Brazil. It is located 2.5 kilometers from the city center and has 11 food options within 1 kilometer. The nearest bus stop is 700 meters away, and there are 17 parking options within 500 meters.

From Wikipedia

Fortaleza ( FOR-tə-LAY-zə ; Brazilian Portuguese: [foʁtaˈlezɐ] ; Portuguese for 'Fortress') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It is Brazil's fourth-largest city—Fortaleza surpassed Salvador in the 2024 census, with a population of slightly over 2.5 million—and 12th-largest among cities with the highest gross domestic product. It forms the core of the Fortaleza metropolitan area, which is home to almost 4 million people.

Fortaleza is an important industrial and commercial center of Northeast Brazil. According to the Ministry of Tourism, it is the fourth-most visited city and tourist destination in the country. The BR-116, the most important highway in the country, starts in Fortaleza. The municipality is part of the Mercosur common market, and vital trade port which is closest to mainland Europe, being 5,608 kilometres (3,485 mi) from Lisbon, Portugal.

Source: Fortaleza on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms220 m730 ft away
  • Parking17 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 100 m330 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink11 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 140 m470 ft
  • Playground200 m650 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
700 m0.4 mi
Nearest town
8.6 km5.3 miFortaleza (city)

Nearby places

  • Barraca Terra do SolFood and drink
    140 m470 ft
  • Restaurante 'Inevitável'Food and drink
    160 m530 ft
  • Massa FinaPizza
    170 m540 ft
  • Restaurante 'Versátil'Food and drink
    180 m600 ft
  • Fidelio Lobby BarFood and drink
    200 m670 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 11%
  • Sun7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 18%
  • Tue8.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 16%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 53%