Porto da Barra Beach
Região Metropolitana de Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:32 pm7.3
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
4.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
4.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
6.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
8.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 4 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 26°C79°F
- Water
- 26°C79°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 1610 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 18%
- Sunset
- 5:32 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 7 am, -0.8 m2 ft
- High 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
- Low 7 pm, -0.7 m2 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 Porto da Barra Beach
Porto da Barra Beach is a sandy beach located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is 68 meters from the nearest bus stop and 6.1 kilometers from the city of Salvador.
Porto da Barra Beach is located in Barra neighborhood in the city of Salvador, Bahia, in Brazil. It is located at the entrance of the Baía de Todos os Santos (Bay of All Saints), is 300 metres (980 ft), and ranges between numerous Portuguese colonial-period military fortifications. The southern range of the beach is on a slope just above of the Barra Lighthouse at Santo Antônio da Barra Fort; the northern range of the beach is at São Diogo Fort. The Santa Maria Fort extends from a point near the southern end of the beach. The beach, unlike the bay, has calm water. It is one of the few west-facing beaches in Brazil and attracts numerous residents and tourists to watch the sunset.
Source: Porto da Barra Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Parking6 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m350 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink160 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground360 m0.2 mi away
- Boat ramp130 m440 ft awayRua Amigos da Marinha
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miEstação Porto da Barra
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 70 m220 ft
- Nearest town
- 6.1 km3.8 miSalvador (city)
- Nearest airport
- 25 km16 miAeroporto Internacional Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães (SSA)
Nearby places
- Estação Porto da BarraRental70 m210 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia do Reloginho0.6 km0.4 mi south away8.0 Great later
- Farol da Barra Beach0.9 km0.6 mi south-east away8.0 Great later
- Praia do Cristo1.6 km1.0 mi south-east away8.0 Great later
- Suspiro da Jubarte1.8 km1.1 mi south-east away8.0 Great later
- Beach2.1 km1.3 mi east away8.0 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
- Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 14%
- Wed8.2 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 53%
- Thu8.5 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 22%