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Prainha da Fonte do Boi

Região Metropolitana de Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

Prainha da Fonte do Boi 2 photos

  • Beach - panoramio (215)

    Beach - panoramio (215). TMbux, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Clouds over the Atlantic Ocean

    Clouds over the Atlantic Ocean. Tiago Fioreze, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:32 pm
6 am
7.4
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8 am
6.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
9 am
5.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.9
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.8
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
5 pm
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°C79°F
Water
26°C80°F
Wind
138 km/hmph E
Gusts
1711 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
31%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
7.4Great6 am128
7.6Great7 am138
6.0Good8 am149
5.0Fair9 am1711
4.7Fair10 am1912
4.5Fair11 am1912
4.6Fair12 pm2113
4.9Fair1 pm2214
5.7Good2 pm2415
7.9Great3 pm2616
7.8Great4 pm2717
7.4Great5 pm2817
Sat
9.1Excellent6 am149
9.1Excellent7 am127
8.9Excellent8 am138
8.4Great9 am127
7.0Great10 am1610
6.8Good11 am2314
7.5Great12 pm3220
7.7Great1 pm2918
8.0Great2 pm2817
8.0Great3 pm2918
8.1Great4 pm2818
7.9Great5 pm3018
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 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 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

  • Parking9 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink147 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Playground190 m630 ft away
  • Rentals2 within 500 m0.3 miFonte do Boi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
280 m930 ft
Nearest town
3.8 km2.3 miSalvador (city)
Nearest airport
21 km13 miAeroporto Internacional Deputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães (SSA)

Nearby places

  • Fonte do BoiRental
    240 m770 ft
  • Largo da MariquitaRental
    480 m0.3 mi

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.

  • 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%