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Praia Branca in Sao Paulo is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall Praia Branca 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 Praia Branca surf quality by season and Praia Branca surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia Branca:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Praia Preta	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia do Iporanga	1 mi
Third closest break	Praia da Bertioga	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Sao Pedro	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Pereque	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Branca:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	574 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2627 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2676 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2730 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3013 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Branca:
Closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	12 mi
Second closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	100 mi
Third closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	130 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	138 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	155 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Branca:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1514 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1550 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1565 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1567 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1581 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Branca:
Closest city location	Bertioga (Brazil)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Guaruja (Brazil)	15 mi
Third closest city location	Moji das Cruzes (Brazil)	15 mi
Fourth closest city location	Santos (Brazil)	15 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cubatao (Brazil)	18 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Branca is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ) in Brazil, 17 km (11 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Branca is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU), also in Brazil, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Third is Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH) in Brazil, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil is 76 km (47 miles) away.
• Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Branca and is 140 km (87 miles) away.