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Praia da Barra

Região Geográfica Imediata de Valença, Bahia, Brazil

Praia da Barra 1 photo

  • Boipeba - Boca da Barra

    Boipeba - Boca da Barra. Panta LH, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 5:34 pm
6 am
6.8
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.3
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.9
14 km/h9 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
24°C76°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
21 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
20%
Sunset
5:34 pm
Today
6.8Good6 am42
6.3Good7 am42
5.1Fair8 am64
4.6Fair9 am106
4.4Fair10 am127
4.3Fair11 am149
4.5Fair12 pm1610
5.5Good1 pm1610
6.2Good2 pm1711
6.5Good3 pm1710
7.3Great4 pm159
7.9Great5 pm149
Sat
6.2Good6 am117
6.9Good7 am138
7.1Great8 am1610
7.9Great9 am149
8.3Great10 am159
8.6Excellent11 am159
9.0Excellent12 pm149
9.2Excellent1 pm1610
9.3Excellent2 pm1711
9.2Excellent3 pm1811
9.2Excellent4 pm1811
9.1Excellent5 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.8 m. High at 1 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 1 am, 1.1 mLow 7 am, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.8 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 1 am, 1.1 m4 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.

Facilities

  • Food and drink56 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 240 m800 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
760 m0.5 miVelha Boipeba (village)
Nearest airport
32 km20 miAeroporto de Valença (VAL)

Nearby places

  • Santa ClaraFood and drink
    240 m800 ft
  • Toca do LoboFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • SofiaFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Siri CascudoFood and drink
    430 m0.3 mi
  • Cabana Mirante do DivinoFood and drink
    540 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia da Barra.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 41%
  • Sun8.0 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 9%
  • Tue6.1 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed6.5 GoodBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 92%
  • Thu7.7 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 53%