Batuba Beach, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil - panoramio — Near Sirihyba, 2 km away. Photo: Boris Karpuk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ilhéus

Ilhéus is a town in Bahia, Brazil. From Ilhéus you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is Backdoor, a surf spot 7.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is IOS, 3 km away.

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Staying in Ilhéus

33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: IOS, 3 km, BPS, 183 km, VDC, 201 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Ilhéus.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Ilhéus too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

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Backdoor7.1 kmabout 15 min by car

4 ft54 kJ

4 ft57 kJ

3 ft48 kJ

3 ft28 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Backdoor, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	4 ft5 s	54kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	26, poor	4 ft5 s	57kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	3 ft5 s	48kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	27, too small	3 ft5 s	28kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	2 ft5 s	22kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	3 ft5 s	32kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 s	36kJ	wind from the north, 10 knots	27°C

Sirihyba18.6 kmabout 35 min by car

3 ft45 kJ

3 ft47 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft22 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Sirihyba, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	3 ft5 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	30, poor	3 ft5 smushy	47kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	2 ft5 smushy	22kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-east, 0 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ilhéus, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Ilhéus

Esfiha do SheikMiddle eastern · 0.6 km from the centre
Rei dos Sushi.Ios | Ilhéus BASushi · 0.6 km from the centre
Telefabrica DpizzaPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
Abarajé da MônicaBrazilian · 1.0 km from the centre
Salgados BençãoBrazilian · 1.1 km from the centre
Pizzaria AvenidaPizza · 1.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Ilhéus, Brazil