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Praia Brava in Parana is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northwest with some shelter here from west winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are mainly lefts. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips and crowds.

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

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Use this relief map to navigate to Brazil - Parana surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Praia Brava

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia Brava:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Caioba	1 mi
Second closest break	Guaratuba	2 mi
Third closest break	Barra do Sai	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Matinhos	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia de Leste	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Brava:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	400 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2767 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2786 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2826 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3079 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Brava:
Closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	22 mi
Second closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	67 mi
Third closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	75 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	123 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	167 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Brava:
Closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1354 mi
Second closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1370 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1372 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1386 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valle Nevado (Chile)	1397 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Brava:
Closest city location	Guaratuba (Brazil)	5 mi
Second closest city location	Pontal do Parana (Brazil)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Paranagua (Brazil)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Antonina (Brazil)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Sao Francisco do Sul (Brazil)	30 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Brava is Joinville Airport (JOI) in Brazil, 52 km (32 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Brava is Afonso Pena (Curitiba) Airport (CWB), also in Brazil, 72 km (45 miles) away.
• Third is Bacacheri (Curitiba) Airport (BFH) in Brazil, 84 km (52 miles) away.
• Navegantes Itajai Airport (NVT) in Brazil is 119 km (74 miles) away.
• Hercilio Luz (Florianopolis) Airport (FLN), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Brava and is 206 km (128 miles) away.