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Praia Grande in Rio de Janeiro Norte is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the optimum times of year for waves. Offshore winds are from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Hazards include no surfing flags set by fishermen.

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Overall Praia Grande 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 Praia Grande:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Praia Brava	2 mi
Second closest break	Praia das Dunas	3 mi
Third closest break	Ilha Do Pontal	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia do Forte	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Figuera	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Grande:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	760 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2579 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2679 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2754 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3077 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Grande:
Closest tide station	Cabo Frio, Brazil	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Armacao dos Buzios, Brazil	18 mi
Third closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	73 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	119 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	144 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Grande:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1753 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1807 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1823 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1825 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1839 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Grande:
Closest city location	Arraial do Cabo (Brazil)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Cabo Frio (Brazil)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Sao Pedro da Aldeia (Brazil)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Iguaba Grande (Brazil)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Armacao de Buzios (Brazil)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Grande is Santos Dumont (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (SDU) in Brazil, 114 km (71 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Grande is Galeao Antonio Carlos Jobim (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (GIG), also in Brazil, 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Third is Bartolomeu Lisandro (Campos) Airport (CAW) in Brazil, 160 km (99 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil is 171 km (106 miles) away.
• Francisco De Assis (Juiz De Fora) Airport (JDF), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Grande and is 189 km (117 miles) away.