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Itaipu in Sao Paulo is a sheltered beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks are all lefts. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips and pollution.

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Overall Itaipu 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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Also see Itaipu surf quality by season and Itaipu surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Brazil - Sao Paulo surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Itaipu

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Itaipu:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Porta do Sol	2 mi
Second closest break	Ilha Porchat	3 mi
Third closest break	Quebra Mar	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Embare	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Gongaza	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Itaipu:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	559 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2638 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2684 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2736 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3016 mi
Tide stations nearest to Itaipu:
Closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	119 mi
Third closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	119 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	149 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	166 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Itaipu:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1502 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1531 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1546 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1549 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1562 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Itaipu:
Closest city location	Praia Grande (Brazil)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Sao Vicente (Brazil)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Cubatao (Brazil)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Guaruja (Brazil)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santos (Brazil)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Itaipu is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ) in Brazil, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Itaipu is Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH), also in Brazil, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 66 km (41 miles) away.
• Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil is 103 km (64 miles) away.
• Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Itaipu and is 136 km (84 miles) away.