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Praia da Baleia in Sao Paulo is an exposed beach and point break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here.. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Overcrowding can even make surfing hazardous.

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Overall Praia da Baleia 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 da Baleia

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia da Baleia:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Barra do Sahy	1 mi
Second closest break	Camburi	1 mi
Third closest break	Bananas Point	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Boicucanga	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia Preta	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia da Baleia:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	591 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2622 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2676 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2733 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3021 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia da Baleia:
Closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	43 mi
Second closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	71 mi
Third closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	101 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	126 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	166 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia da Baleia:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1541 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1579 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1594 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1597 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1610 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia da Baleia:
Closest city location	Sao Sebastiao (Brazil)	16 mi
Second closest city location	Ilhabela (Brazil)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Caraguatatuba (Brazil)	20 mi
Fourth closest city location	Biritiba Mirim (Brazil)	28 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bertioga (Brazil)	30 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia da Baleia is Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil, 65 km (40 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia da Baleia is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ), also in Brazil, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 91 km (57 miles) away.
• Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH) in Brazil is 102 km (63 miles) away.
• Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia da Baleia and is 173 km (107 miles) away.