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Prainha

Região Geográfica Imediata de Ilhéus – Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:36 pm
6 am
7.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7 am
6.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good
10 am
7.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
7.7
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.7
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C76°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
53 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
138 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
5:36 pm
Today
7.4Great6 am32
6.8Good7 am32
6.6Good8 am106
6.8Good9 am127
7.5Great10 am138
7.9Great11 am159
8.2Great12 pm1610
8.8Excellent1 pm1610
7.7Great2 pm1610
7.2Great3 pm1610
6.7Good4 pm149
7.2Great5 pm127
Sat
5.9Good6 am149
5.9Good7 am1610
5.7Good8 am1912
6.0Good9 am2013
6.9Good10 am2113
7.5Great11 am2113
7.8Great12 pm2113
8.0Great1 pm2113
8.1Great2 pm2012
8.5Excellent3 pm1912
8.7Excellent4 pm2012
8.8Excellent5 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 7 am, -0.7 m. High at 1 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 7 pm, -0.6 m. High at 1 am, 1.1 mLow 7 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 7 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 1 am, 1.1 m4 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.7 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 200 m650 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 40 m120 ft
  • Playground110 m370 ft away

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
340 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
2.8 km1.7 miIlhéus (city)
Nearest airport
1 km1 miAeroporto de Ilhéus - Jorge Amado (IOS)

Nearby places

  • FachadaFood and drink
    40 m120 ft
  • Restaurante do MorroFood and drink
    190 m610 ft

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.

  • Sat8.8 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 47%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 1 pm to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon7.4 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 14%
  • Tue5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 72%
  • Wed4.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 79%
  • Thu5.5 GoodBest 12 pm to 2 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 57%