Praia Preta Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(São Paulo, Brazil)

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Praia Preta Surf Guide

Praia Preta in Sao Paulo is a sheltered beach and point break. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east with some shelter here from east winds. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the east. The beach break provides left and right handers Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Hazards include .

Praia Preta Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	2	rarely breaks	25.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Praia Preta:

The best conditions reported for surf at Praia Preta occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Praia Preta (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Praia Preta with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in September while 1% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 92% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

92%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Praia Preta Location Map

Interactive Praia Preta surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Praia Preta is Santos Air Base Airport (SSZ) in Brazil, 60 km (37 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Praia Preta is Sao Jose Dos Campos Airport (SJK), also in Brazil, 62 km (39 miles) away.

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Praia Preta Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 22:31 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	6PM	9PM	0AM	3AM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	14	15	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross

Tides at Praia Preta

Current tide and informaton

For Bananas Point, 2 km from Praia Preta.

Next High Water: 03:36am | 0.99m

Next Low Water: 10:14am | 0.15m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Praia Preta Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(25.5 °C) too at Praia Preta, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 25.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite