Praia da Penha
Bahia · Brazil
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Praia da Penha 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.
Today's surf at Praia da Penha
Updated 00:24 spot time
Praia da Penha surf report for Thursday 1 Oct: waves 0.6 m–0.7 m waist to chest high, 0.6 m ESE swell at 4.2 s. Wind up to 25 km/h ESE. Water 27°C. Best surf window around 21:00 — fun (3/5) with 18 km/h ENE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~26.2°C (79.2°F) on average
Jan
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.8–28.6°C
Feb
28.1°C
82.6°F · 27.1–29.2°C
Mar
28.5°C
83.3°F · 27.2–29.6°C
Apr
28.4°C
83.1°F · 27.1–29.7°C
May
27.5°C
81.5°F · 26.4–28.5°C
Jun
26.6°C
79.9°F · 25–27.4°C
Jul
25.7°C
78.3°F · 24.6–26.9°C
Aug
25.3°C
77.5°F · 23.7–26.2°C
Sep
25.7°C
78.3°F · 25–26.7°C
Oct
26.2°C
79.2°F · 25.3–27.3°C
Nov
26.7°C
80.1°F · 25.8–27.7°C
Dec
27°C
80.6°F · 26–27.9°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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