SE Surf

Praia da Pituba

Bahia · Brazil

IntermediateBeach break-13.011, -38.464

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A year-round beach on the Coastal Waters near Bahia, Praia da Pituba is exposed to S swell — SE–SW on the forecast is when it lights up, ideally with a NW–NE wind.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~25.7°C (78.3°F) on average

Jan

27.7°C

81.9°F · 26.8–28.8°C

Feb

28.2°C

82.8°F · 27.1–29.1°C

Mar

28.6°C

83.5°F · 27.8–29.6°C

Apr

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.2–29.8°C

May

27.6°C

81.7°F · 26.6–28.5°C

Jun

26.7°C

80.1°F · 25.3–27.6°C

Jul

25.9°C

78.6°F · 24.9–27.1°C

Aug

25.4°C

77.7°F · 24–26.3°C

Sep

25.7°C

78.3°F · 25–26.7°C

Oct

26.2°C

79.2°F · 25.3–27.1°C

Nov

26.7°C

80.1°F · 25.8–27.6°C

Dec

27.1°C

80.8°F · 26.2–28°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

SE–SW

Best wind

NW–NE

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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