Praia da Barra
Bahia · Brazil
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Praia da Barra is a SE-facing sand beach on the Brazil shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~25.8°C (78.4°F) on average
Jan
27.5°C
81.5°F · 26.7–28.3°C
Feb
28°C
82.4°F · 27.2–29°C
Mar
28.5°C
83.3°F · 27.2–29.7°C
Apr
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.6–29.9°C
May
27.7°C
81.9°F · 26.6–28.5°C
Jun
26.7°C
80.1°F · 25.4–27.6°C
Jul
25.9°C
78.6°F · 25.1–27.2°C
Aug
25.6°C
78.1°F · 24.7–26.4°C
Sep
25.8°C
78.4°F · 25–26.5°C
Oct
26.1°C
79°F · 25.1–27°C
Nov
26.5°C
79.7°F · 25.3–27.5°C
Dec
26.9°C
80.4°F · 25.6–27.9°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
E–S
Best wind
W–N
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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