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Barra do Sahy in Sao Paulo is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the south. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include .

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Overall Barra do Sahy Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Barra do Sahy:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bananas Point	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia da Baleia	1 mi
Third closest break	Camburi	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia Preta	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Boicucanga	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Barra do Sahy:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	592 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2621 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2676 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2732 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3020 mi
Tide stations nearest to Barra do Sahy:
Closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	42 mi
Second closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	71 mi
Third closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	101 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	126 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	166 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Barra do Sahy:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1540 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1579 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1594 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1596 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1610 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Barra do Sahy:
Closest city location	Sao Sebastiao (Brazil)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Caraguatatuba (Brazil)	20 mi
Third closest city location	Ilhabela (Brazil)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Biritiba Mirim (Brazil)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bertioga (Brazil)	29 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Barra do Sahy is Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil, 64 km (40 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Barra do Sahy is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ), also in Brazil, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH) in Brazil is 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Barra do Sahy and is 171 km (106 miles) away.