Praia da Penha
Região Metropolitana de Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Today at a glance
Best: 6 am to 7 am, sunset 5:33 pm8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
6.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
6.2
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
5.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
4.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.3
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
5.9
22 km/h13 mph wind, Good
7.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.9
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
7.3
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 6 am to 7 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 25°C78°F
- Water
- 27°C80°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 2213 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.7 m2 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 27%
- Sunset
- 5:33 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
- 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 drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 340 m0.2 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 3.1 km1.9 miVera Cruz (town)
- Nearest airport
- 33 km21 miAeroporto Internacional Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães (SSA)
Nearby places
- Restaurante Pai OrlandoFood and drink340 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Praia de Barra do Gil1.2 km0.7 mi south-west away8.6 Excellent later
- Praia da Gamboa1.6 km1.0 mi north-east away8.6 Excellent later
- Praia de Ilhota2.3 km1.4 mi north-east away8.6 Excellent later
- Praia da Coroa2.3 km1.4 mi south-west away8.3 Great later
- Praia do Duro2.7 km1.7 mi north-east away8.6 Excellent later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Praia da Penha.
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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 24 km/h15 mph, rain 2%
- Sun7.5 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
- Tue8.8 ExcellentBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 14%
- Wed8.1 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 53%
- Thu8.9 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 22%