Check the Beach

Praia do Bessa

Região Metropolitana de João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil

Praia do Bessa 5 photos

  • Areia Vermelha - João Pessoa - Pb. Brasil

    Areia Vermelha - João Pessoa - Pb. Brasil. Marinelson Almeida - Traveling through Brazil from Niteroi, Brasil, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Bessa - panoramio (2)

    Bessa - panoramio (2). Zelma Brito, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bessa - panoramio (3)

    Bessa - panoramio (3). Zelma Brito, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bairro do Bessa - panoramio

    Bairro do Bessa - panoramio. Zelma Brito, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Bairro do Bessa - panoramio - Zelma Brito

    Bairro do Bessa - panoramio - Zelma Brito. Zelma Brito, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 5:12 pm
5 am
4.7
20 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
6 am
4.9
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.1
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
9 am
6.1
28 km/h17 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.6
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.9
29 km/h18 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.9
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
1 pm
7.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great
2 pm
7.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
3 pm
7.2
27 km/h17 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.2
28 km/h17 mph wind, Great
5 pm
8.0
26 km/h16 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2717 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
86%
Sunset
5:12 pm
Today
4.7Fair5 am2012
4.9Fair6 am1912
5.1Fair7 am2415
5.4Fair8 am2616
6.1Good9 am2817
6.6Good10 am2918
6.9Good11 am2918
6.9Good12 pm3018
7.3Great1 pm2918
7.3Great2 pm2817
7.2Great3 pm2717
7.2Great4 pm2817
8.0Great5 pm2616
Sat
6.5Good5 am1811
7.1Great6 am1912
7.0Great7 am2012
7.6Great8 am2012
8.4Great9 am1912
8.4Great10 am2012
8.3Great11 am1912
8.5Excellent12 pm1811
8.5Excellent1 pm1811
8.5Excellent2 pm1912
8.6Excellent3 pm1912
8.3Great4 pm1811
7.4Great5 pm1710
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 2 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.7 mLow 7 am, -0.7 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.7 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 8 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

  • Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
30 m100 ft
Nearest town
7.1 km4.4 miJoão Pessoa (city)
Nearest airport
15 km9 miAeroporto Internacional de João Pessoa - Presidente Castro Pinto (JPA)

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 Bessa.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 14%
  • Sun9.3 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 24%
  • Mon8.9 ExcellentBest 5 am to 6 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 5%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 5 am to 3 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 4%
  • Wed8.4 GreatBest 5 am to 4 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%
  • Thu9.1 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 37%