Check the Beach

Praia de Maracaípe

Pernambuco, Brazil

Praia de Maracaípe 1 photo

  • View of Maracaípe Beach - PE

    View of Maracaípe Beach - PE. FWehby, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 5:14 pm
5 am
4.0
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
6 am
4.4
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
7 am
4.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.4
19 km/h12 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.4
21 km/h13 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.8
24 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
6.0
24 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.9
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.6
20 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
24°C75°F
Water
28°C83°F
Wind
85 km/hmph SE
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
0.9 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
5:14 pm
Today
4.0Fair5 am96
4.4Fair6 am127
4.4Fair7 am1610
4.4Fair8 am1912
4.4Fair9 am2113
4.6Fair10 am2415
4.8Fair11 am2415
5.1Fair12 pm2515
6.0Good1 pm2415
6.9Good2 pm2314
7.9Great3 pm2113
7.6Great4 pm2012
7.7Great5 pm1811
Sat
8.5Excellent5 am96
8.2Great6 am138
7.7Great7 am1710
7.1Great8 am1710
7.1Great9 am1710
8.3Great10 am1610
8.4Great11 am159
8.4Great12 pm159
8.6Excellent1 pm159
8.9Excellent2 pm159
8.9Excellent3 pm149
8.8Excellent4 pm138
8.4Great5 pm117
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 8 pm, -0.7 mLow 7 am, -0.8 m2 ftHigh 1 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 8 pm, -0.7 m2 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 7 am, -0.8 m2 ft
  • High 1 pm, 1.0 m3 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

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 270 m890 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
230 m770 ft30223
Nearest town
2.1 km1.3 miPorto de Galinhas (town)
Nearest airport
45 km28 miAeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (REC)

Nearby places

  • PirajubaFood and drink
    320 m0.2 mi
  • Porto BarracudaOther
    680 m0.4 mi

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 de Maracaípe.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 15%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 6 am to 8 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 20%
  • Mon8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue9.1 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 5 am to 10 amWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 35%
  • Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 53%