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Praia do Buraco da Velha

Região Metropolitana do Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil

Praia do Buraco da Velha 1 photo

  • Local de excelente banho de mar em Brasília Teimosa.

    Local de excelente banho de mar em Brasília Teimosa.. DiogoCDuarte, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:13 pm
5 am
3.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
6 am
3.8
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
8 am
3.5
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.3
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.5
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.9
28 km/h17 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.3
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
27 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.4
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.9
25 km/h16 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Praia do Buraco da Velha.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C77°F
Water
29°C83°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph SE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
99%
Sunset
5:13 pm
Today
3.9Poor5 am1811
3.8Poor6 am2314
3.7Poor7 am2415
3.5Poor8 am2516
3.3Poor9 am2616
3.5Poor10 am2817
3.9Poor11 am2817
4.3Fair12 pm2817
4.9Fair1 pm2717
5.4Fair2 pm2616
5.9Good3 pm2516
6.1Good4 pm2515
6.5Good5 pm2314
Sat
7.0Great5 am1912
6.5Good6 am1811
6.1Good7 am2113
5.8Good8 am2113
5.7Good9 am2013
6.9Good10 am1912
7.1Great11 am1811
7.4Great12 pm1710
7.5Great1 pm1610
6.5Good2 pm1510
7.1Great3 pm1811
7.5Great4 pm1711
7.7Great5 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun8.7 ExcellentBest 2 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 41%
  • Mon8.4 GreatBest 5 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.5 ExcellentBest 5 am to 6 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 6%
  • Wed7.5 GreatBest 5 am to 12 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 53%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 53%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • LifeguardStation 120 m410 ft awayOpenStreetMap lists a lifeguard station.
  • Restrooms110 m360 ft away
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 870 m0.5 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
70 m240 ftTerminal Brasília Teimosa
Nearest town
2.6 km1.6 miRecife (city)
Nearest airport
7 km4 miAeroporto Internacional do Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (REC)

Nearby places

  • Restaurante CatamarãFood and drink
    870 m0.5 mi

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

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