Check the Beach

Praia de Ponta da Cruz

Região Metropolitana de Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 7 am, sunset 5:33 pm
6 am
8.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.2
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
10 am
3.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
22 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
6.5
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.2
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
13%
Sunset
5:33 pm
Today
8.3Great6 am96
6.4Good7 am106
5.1Fair8 am117
4.2Fair9 am128
3.9Poor10 am159
3.9Poor11 am1811
4.1Fair12 pm1912
4.5Fair1 pm2012
5.1Fair2 pm2213
6.5Good3 pm2415
7.2Great4 pm2415
6.9Good5 pm2314
Sat
8.9Excellent6 am149
8.2Great7 am149
8.3Great8 am138
7.9Great9 am96
8.2Great10 am42
6.9Good11 am85
8.7Excellent12 pm1610
8.1Great1 pm2214
8.1Great2 pm2314
8.1Great3 pm2415
8.2Great4 pm2314
8.2Great5 pm2314
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, -0.7 m. High at 1 am, 1.1 mLow 7 am, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 7 pm, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
3 km1.8 miCampinas (village)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miAeroporto de Valença (VAL)

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.

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 3 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon9.2 ExcellentBest 9 am to 3 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 2 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 24%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 73%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 45%