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Praia da Ponta Grossa in Sao Paulo is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the north northwest with some shelter here from east winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are mainly rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips and pollution.

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Overall Praia da Ponta Grossa 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 da Ponta Grossa:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Guaiaba	1 mi
Second closest break	Embare	3 mi
Third closest break	Ponta das Galhetas	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Praia do Tombo	3 mi
Fifth closest break	Gongaza	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia da Ponta Grossa:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	560 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2638 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2684 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2737 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3018 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia da Ponta Grossa:
Closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	5 mi
Second closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	115 mi
Third closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	123 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	144 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	170 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia da Ponta Grossa:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1507 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1536 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1550 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1553 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1566 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia da Ponta Grossa:
Closest city location	Praia Grande (Brazil)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Cubatao (Brazil)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Sao Vicente (Brazil)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Guaruja (Brazil)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Santos (Brazil)	13 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia da Ponta Grossa is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ) in Brazil, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia da Ponta Grossa is Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH), also in Brazil, 56 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil is 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia da Ponta Grossa and is 140 km (87 miles) away.