Praia do Buracão
Região Metropolitana de Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
Today at a glance
Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:32 pm7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
4.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
4.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
5.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
7.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
7.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
7.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 26°C80°F
- Water
- 26°C80°F
- Wind
- 127 km/hmph ESE
- Gusts
- 2013 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m4 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.
Facilities
- Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 230 m760 ft. Fee not listed
- Food and drink133 within 1 km0.6 mi
- Playground280 m930 ft away
- Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miFonte do Boi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 240 m780 ft
- Nearest town
- 3.6 km2.3 miSalvador (city)
- Nearest airport
- 21 km13 miAeroporto Internacional Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães (SSA)
Nearby places
- Fonte do BoiRental320 m0.2 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Prainha da Fonte do Boi0.3 km0.2 mi west away7.7 Great later
- Amaralina Beach0.8 km0.5 mi east away7.7 Great later
- Praia do Rio Vermelho1.1 km0.7 mi west away7.7 Great later
- Praia da Paciência1.6 km1.0 mi west away7.7 Great later
- Pituba Beach2.0 km1.2 mi east away7.7 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Buracão.
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 2%
- Sun6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 1 pmWind up to 31 km/h20 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 9 am to 2 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 2%
- Tue7.8 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 14%
- Wed8.1 GreatBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 53%
- Thu8.4 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 22%