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Praiao in Sao Paulo is an exposed river break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the north northwest. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southeast. The river break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Praiao 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 Praiao surf quality by season and Praiao 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 Praiao

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Praiao:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Itanhaem	2 mi
Second closest break	Praia dos Pescadores	2 mi
Third closest break	Sonho	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Cibratel	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Belneario Sao Jose	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Praiao:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	539 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2649 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2690 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2740 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3016 mi
Tide stations nearest to Praiao:
Closest tide station	Santos, Brazil	34 mi
Second closest tide station	Cananéia, Brazil	93 mi
Third closest tide station	Paranaguá, Brazil	140 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Parati, Brazil	146 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Angra dos Reis, Brazil	176 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Praiao:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1481 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	1504 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1519 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	1521 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1535 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Praiao:
Closest city location	Itanhaem (Brazil)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Mongagua (Brazil)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Peruibe (Brazil)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Carapicuíba (Brazil)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Embu Guacu (Brazil)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Praiao is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ) in Brazil, 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Praiao is Congonhas (Sao Paulo) Airport (CGH), also in Brazil, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• Third is Guarulhos (Sao Paulo) Airport (GRU) in Brazil, 89 km (55 miles) away.
• Viracopos (Campinas) Airport (VCP) in Brazil is 135 km (84 miles) away.
• Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK), also in Brazil is the fifth nearest airport to Praiao and is 141 km (88 miles) away.