Check the Beach

Praia do Caratiua

Região Metropolitana da Grande São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:46 pm
6 am
7.1
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.2
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
8 am
7.2
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9 am
8.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
12 pm
6.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.2
29 km/h18 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
6.3
27 km/h17 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.7
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph ENE
Gusts
2415 km/hmph
Waves
0.2 m<1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
4%
Sunset
5:46 pm
Today
7.1Great6 am1711
8.2Great7 am2012
7.2Great8 am2314
8.6Excellent9 am2012
8.3Great10 am1711
7.9Great11 am128
6.8Good12 pm138
5.8Good1 pm2415
5.2Fair2 pm2918
5.3Fair3 pm2817
6.3Good4 pm2717
7.7Great5 pm2717
Sat
8.7Excellent6 am2012
8.3Great7 am2415
6.9Good8 am2515
7.8Great9 am2314
5.9Good10 am2113
5.6Good11 am2213
5.7Good12 pm2918
6.4Good1 pm3019
7.0Great2 pm3220
8.0Great3 pm3119
8.3Great4 pm3019
8.5Excellent5 pm3018
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 4 am, 2.2 m. Low at 10 am, -1.5 m. High at 4 pm, 2.4 m. Low at 10 pm, -1.5 mHigh 4 am, 2.2 m7 ftLow 10 am, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 4 pm, 2.4 m8 ftLow 10 pm, -1.5 m5 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • High 4 am, 2.2 m7 ft
  • Low 10 am, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 4 pm, 2.4 m8 ft
  • Low 10 pm, -1.5 m5 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 airport
14 km9 miAeroporto Internacional Marechal Cunha Machado (SLZ)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Caratiua.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.7 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 45%
  • Sun8.4 GreatBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 33 km/h20 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon7.5 GreatBest 3 pm to 6 pmWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 12%
  • Wed8.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 11 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 18%
  • Thu7.9 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 24%