Praia Preta Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Praia Preta in Sao Paulo is a fairly exposed beach break that usually has waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northwest with some shelter here from southwest winds. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded.

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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	Praia Branca	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia do Iporanga	1 mi
Third closest break	Sao Pedro	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia da Bertioga	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Pereque	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia Preta:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	574 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2628 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2677 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 Preta:
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 Preta:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1514 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1550 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1564 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 Preta:
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 Preta is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ) in Brazil, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia Preta 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 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia Preta and is 140 km (87 miles) away.