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Praia Dura in Sao Paulo is a sheltered beach break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of .

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

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia Dura:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sape	4 mi
Second closest break	Praia de Fora	6 mi
Third closest break	Toninhas	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia Grande	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Pereque-Acu	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Dura:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	621 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2604 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2666 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2725 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3018 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Dura:
Closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	35 mi
Second closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	65 mi
Third closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	78 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	89 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	132 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Dura:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1567 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1615 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1630 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1633 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1646 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Dura:
Closest city location	Ubatuba (Brazil)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Caraguatatuba (Brazil)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Ilhabela (Brazil)	21 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sao Sebastiao (Brazil)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cunha (Brazil)	34 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Dura is Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil, 78 km (48 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Dura is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ), also in Brazil, 122 km (76 miles) away.
• Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH) in Brazil is 152 km (94 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Dura and is 162 km (101 miles) away.