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Praia de Fora in Sao Paulo is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the northwest with some shelter here from south winds. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks favour lefts. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for .

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Overall Praia de Fora 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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Also see Praia de Fora surf quality by season and Praia de Fora surf quality by month.

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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 de Fora

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia de Fora:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Toninhas	1 mi
Second closest break	Praia Grande	2 mi
Third closest break	Ponta do Baguari	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Pereque-Acu	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Ponta Grossa	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia de Fora:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	625 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2603 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2666 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2725 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3020 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia de Fora:
Closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	30 mi
Second closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	60 mi
Third closest tide station	Itacurussa, Brazil	84 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	84 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	127 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia de Fora:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1572 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1620 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1635 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1638 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1651 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia de Fora:
Closest city location	Ubatuba (Brazil)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Caraguatatuba (Brazil)	22 mi
Third closest city location	Ilhabela (Brazil)	25 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sao Sebastiao (Brazil)	27 mi
Fifth closest city location	Cunha (Brazil)	31 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia de Fora is Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK) in Brazil, 85 km (53 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia de Fora is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ), also in Brazil, 131 km (81 miles) away.
• Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 142 km (88 miles) away.
• Santa Cruz (Rio De Janeiro) Airport (STU) in Brazil is 154 km (96 miles) away.
• Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praia de Fora and is 161 km (100 miles) away.