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Praia de Mira in North Portugal is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up.

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Overall Praia de Mira 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 Portugal - North surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Praia de Mira

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praia de Mira:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Praia da Vagueira	2 mi
Second closest break	Costa Nova	2 mi
Third closest break	Praia da Barra	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Sao Jacinto	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Praia da Torreira	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praia de Mira:
Closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	371 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brittany Buoy	477 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	669 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Channel Islands Buoy	704 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	707 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praia de Mira:
Closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	656 mi
Second closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England - READ flaterc	656 mi
Third closest tide station	Newlyn, England	676 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newlyn, England	676 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands	677 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praia de Mira:
Closest ski area	Serra da Estrela (Portugal)	68 mi
Second closest ski area	Manzaneda (Spain)	138 mi
Third closest ski area	Sierra de Bejar-La Covatilla (Spain)	160 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Leitariegos (Spain)	200 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Valgrande-Pajares (Spain)	226 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praia de Mira:
Closest city location	Gafanha da Encarnacao (Portugal)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Gafanha da Nazare (Portugal)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Ilhavo (Portugal)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vagos (Portugal)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Aradas (Portugal)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praia de Mira is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, which is 74 km (46 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praia de Mira is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 116 km (72 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Vigo Airport (VGO) in Spain, 183 km (114 miles) away.