2012 Surf-Forecast.com
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Prainha in South Bahia is an exposed beach and point break that has reliable surf. The surf tends to be best in the spring. Ideal winds are from the west northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the east southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights and there is also a left hand point break. It very rarely gets crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

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Overall Prainha 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 Prainha:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Sao Jose	1 mi
Second closest break	Tiririca	1 mi
Third closest break	Boca da Barra	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Corals	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Pontal	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Prainha:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	1372 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	2027 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	2199 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2310 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	2700 mi
Tide stations nearest to Prainha:
Closest tide station	Camamu, Brazil	27 mi
Second closest tide station	Morro de São Paulo, Brazil	66 mi
Third closest tide station	Canavieiras, Brazil	94 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Salvador, Brazil	97 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Aratu, Brazil	109 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Prainha:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1948 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	2313 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2324 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	2327 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2339 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Prainha:
Closest city location	Itacare (Brazil)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Marau (Brazil)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Ubaitaba (Brazil)	23 mi
Fourth closest city location	Camamu (Brazil)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ibirapitanga (Brazil)	28 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to Prainha is Ilheus Airport (IOS) in Brazil, which is 58 km (36 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to Prainha is Deputado Luis Eduardo Magalhaes (Salvador) Airport (SSA), also in Brazil, 169 km (105 miles) away.