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Praia Preta in Sao Paulo is a sheltered beach and point break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east with some shelter here from east winds. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach break provides left and right handers Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include .

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Overall Praia Preta 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 Preta:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bananas Point	1 mi
Second closest break	Barra do Sahy	2 mi
Third closest break	Praia do Juquei	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia da Baleia	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Camburi	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Preta:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	590 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2621 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2675 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2731 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3018 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia Preta:
Closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	39 mi
Second closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	74 mi
Third closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	103 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	129 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	163 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia Preta:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1538 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1576 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1591 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1594 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1607 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia Preta:
Closest city location	Sao Sebastiao (Brazil)	20 mi
Second closest city location	Caraguatatuba (Brazil)	22 mi
Third closest city location	Ilhabela (Brazil)	23 mi
Fourth closest city location	Biritiba Mirim (Brazil)	24 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bertioga (Brazil)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia Preta is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ) in Brazil, 60 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Preta is Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK), also in Brazil, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 85 km (53 miles) away.
• Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH) in Brazil is 96 km (60 miles) away.
• Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Preta and is 167 km (104 miles) away.