Praia Azul Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Praia Azul is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the S, with strong wind from the E, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region.
| Ideal wave height | 0–2 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | S |
| Best wind | strong wind from the E |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (preliminary-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-08-05 11:20 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 3.6 ft |
| Dominant period | 8s |
| Swell direction | ESE (112°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 41041 (4520 km away) |
| Wind | 12 kt from the NW — NDBC 62163 (941 km away) |
Praia Azul 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Praia Azul from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Aug 5 | 4 ft | 9s NW | 15 kt NNW |
| Thu Aug 6 | 5 ft | 9s NNW | 16 kt NNW |
| Fri Aug 7 | 4–5 ft | 8s NNW | 15 kt NNW |
| Sat Aug 8 | 2–3 ft | 8s NW | 10 kt NNW |
| Sun Aug 9 | 3 ft | 9s NW | 14 kt NNW |
| Mon Aug 10 | 3–4 ft | 7s NW | 12 kt NNW |
| Tue Aug 11 | 4 ft | 11s NNW | 13 kt NNW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 8410140 (EASTPORT), the nearest tide station (4701 km away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 03:25 — High 17.775 ft
- 2026-06-06 09:51 — Low 1.319 ft
- 2026-06-06 15:55 — High 17.045 ft
- 2026-06-06 22:10 — Low 2.615 ft
- 2026-06-07 04:11 — High 17.61 ft
- 2026-06-07 10:36 — Low 1.424 ft
Frequently asked
Is Praia Azul good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-05 11:20 UTC), Praia Azul is off: the live 2–4 ft short-period swell from the E is off its ideal S direction and is bigger than usual, and the wind is strong from the NW.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Praia Azul come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 41041) and the nearest NOAA tide station (EASTPORT). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for Praia Azul?
Praia Azul is most often good on a 0–2 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the S, with strong wind from the E, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest across the surrounding region.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Praia Azul is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
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