Beach forecast for Praia da Barra
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT-3) · Bahía, Brazil Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT-3- Swimming
- Use care · 4.1 ft
- Water
- 81 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 8 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 11:43 am
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a poor beach day in Praia da Barra (4/10). The best hours are from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm: beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F, though with rain and some waves. The best day this week is Monday, November 2, at 9/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 4Poor beach day | 3:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 4.1 ft | 81 °F | 8 |
| Fri 30 | 7Good beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 3.5 ft | 81 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 7Good beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm6:00–11:00 am | Use care · 2.9 ft | 82 °F | 12 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm6:00–9:00 am | Use care · 2.7 ft | 82 °F | 13 |
| Mon 2 | 9Perfect beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.6 ft | 81 °F | 7 |
| Tue 3 | 7Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm6:00–11:00 am | Calm · 2.5 ft | 81 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 8Good beach day | 6:00–11:00 am3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.7 ft | 81 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sun and clouds
- Feels like 85 °F: beach weather
- Onshore breeze (11 mph)
- Water at 82 °F (warm)
- Rain (0.01 in)
- Swim with care: 4.1 ft waves every 8 s; high rip current risk
Thunderstorms during beach hours: get out of the water and off the sand as soon as you hear thunder.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 4.1 ft
4.1 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 81 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 8 · SPF 50
Max UV 8 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 11 mph
Onshore breeze (11 mph).
- Tide & sand 11:43 am
Low tide at 11:43 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:48 am and 6:02 pm.
The best window, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F, though with rain and some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 85 °F | 2 mph | 4.7 ft | 0 |
| 7:00 am | 0 | Drizzle | 86 °F | 3 mph | 4.7 ft | 2 |
| 8:00 am | 0 | Drizzle | 87 °F | 3 mph | 4.5 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Drizzle | 89 °F | 3 mph | 4.5 ft | 3 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Showers | 91 °F | 2 mph | 4.4 ft | 5 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Showers | 92 °F | 3 mph | 4.3 ft | 7 |
| 12:00 pm | 0 | Showers | 91 °F | 5 mph | 4.3 ft | 6 |
| 1:00 pm | 0 | Showers | 89 °F | 7 mph | 4.2 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 0 | Showers | 86 °F | 10 mph | 4.2 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Showers | 85 °F | 11 mph | 4.1 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 5 | Light drizzle | 85 °F | 10 mph | 4.1 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Praia da Barra
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- Praia do Reloginho 0.3 mi · NW
- Porto da Barra Beach 0.6 mi · NW
- Parking
- Suspiro da Jubarte 0.7 mi · E
- Praia de Ondina 1.2 mi · E
- Parking
- Praia da Sereia 1.6 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Showers
- Parking
- Praia da Gamboa 1.9 mi · N
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Praia da Paciência 2.1 mi · E
- Showers
- Praia de Santana 2.4 mi · E
- Restrooms
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 1.5 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.4 of 1; minus rain 0.3 and waves 2; short window: the rating keeps 85%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Praia da Barra
Is it a beach day in Praia da Barra today?
A poor beach day: 4/10. Best from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with beach weather, little wind and water at 82 °F, though with rain and some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Praia da Barra today?
4.1 ft waves every 8 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. High rip current risk. If you're caught in a rip current, don't swim against it: swim parallel to shore and wave for help. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Praia da Barra?
About 81 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Praia da Barra today?
UV reaches 8 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
When is low tide in Praia da Barra?
Today low tide is at 11:43 am: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 5:48 am and 6:02 pm.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Praia da Barra?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a good beach day (7/10), best from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
What beaches are near Praia da Barra?
Praia do Reloginho (0.3 mi), Porto da Barra Beach (0.6 mi), Suspiro da Jubarte (0.7 mi), Praia de Ondina (1.2 mi) and Praia da Sereia (1.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Praia da Barra today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Salvador (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data