Tibau do Sul, Brazil

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About Tibau do Sul

Tibau do Sul is a town in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. From Tibau do Sul you can reach 9 surf spots. The nearest is Cacimbinhas, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NAT, 59 km away.

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Staying in Tibau do Sul

  • 8 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: NAT, 59 km, JPA, 105 km, CPV, 149 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Tibau do Sul.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 8 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Tibau do Sul too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

Surf spots within 20 km of Tibau do Sul: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Baia Formosa19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Baía Formosa3 ft41 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small3 ft49 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft38 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small4 ft90 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, poor3 ft83 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, poor4 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, fair
All readings for Baia Formosa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baia Formosa, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, poor3 ft5 smushy41kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct24, too small3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct28, poor3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft5 smushy38kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct32, poor4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct25, poor3 ft6 smushy83kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct39, fair4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Mar aberto18.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Baía Formosa3 ft41 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small3 ft49 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft38 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small4 ft90 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, poor3 ft61 kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots, poor4 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, poor
All readings for Mar aberto: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mar aberto, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct33, poor3 ft5 smushy41kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct27, too small3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct19, poor3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small3 ft5 smushy38kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct35, poor4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct20, poor3 ft6 smushy61kJwind from the south-east, 14 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct27, poor4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots27°C
Pipa3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pipa3 ft41 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, poor3 ft36 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, poor3 ft49 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft38 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft90 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft61 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, poor4 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, poor
All readings for Pipa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pipa, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct34, poor3 ft5 smushy41kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct27, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the east, 9 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct20, poor3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small3 ft5 smushy38kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct22, poor4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct17, poor3 ft6 smushy61kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C
Praia da amor3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pipa3 ft41 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, poor3 ft36 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, poor3 ft49 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft38 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small4 ft90 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft61 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, poor4 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, poor
All readings for Praia da amor: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Praia da amor, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct34, poor3 ft5 smushy41kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct27, poor3 ft5 smushy36kJwind from the east, 9 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct20, poor3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small3 ft5 smushy38kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct22, poor4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct17, poor3 ft6 smushy61kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct30, poor4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C
Lajão2.8 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pipa3 ft31 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft27 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft28 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft31 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft64 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, poor3 ft52 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft60 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, poor
All readings for Lajão: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lajão, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small3 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct21, too small3 ft5 smushy27kJwind from the east, 9 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct21, too small2 ft5 smushy28kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft5 smushy31kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct29, poor3 ft6 smushy64kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct21, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct26, poor3 ft6 smushy60kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C
Madeiro2.7 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pipa, 2 km2 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft30 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft33 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Madeiro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Madeiro, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct17, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy14kJwind from the east, 9 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct15, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct16, too small2 ft6 smushy30kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small2 ft6 smushy33kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots29°C
Urtigas Reef3.6 kmabout 10 min by car2 ft16 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, too small2 ft30 kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots, too small2 ft31 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Urtigas Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Urtigas Reef, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small2 ft5 smushy14kJwind from the east, 8 knots30°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots30°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct12, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots30°C
Fri 23Oct10, too small2 ft6 smushy30kJwind from the south-east, 11 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small2 ft6 smushy31kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots29°C
Cacimbinhas0.9 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pipa, 4 km2 ft16 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, too small2 ft14 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small2 ft15 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small2 ft17 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small3 ft35 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft30 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small2 ft31 kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots, too small
All readings for Cacimbinhas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cacimbinhas, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct18, too small2 ft5 smushy16kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots30°C
Mon 19Oct14, too small2 ft5 smushy14kJwind from the east, 9 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct11, too small2 ft5 smushy15kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct11, too small2 ft5 smushy17kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct13, too small3 ft5 smushy35kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Fri 23Oct11, too small2 ft6 smushy30kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots29°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small2 ft6 smushy31kJwind from the east-south-east, 10 knots29°C
Praia do Picao18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Baía FormosaNeeds 5 ft+3 ft41 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small for experts3 ft37 kJwind from the east, 8 knots, too small for experts3 ft49 kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots, too small for experts3 ft38 kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots, too small for experts4 ft90 kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots, too small for experts3 ft83 kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots, too small for experts4 ft90 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small for experts
All readings for Praia do Picao: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia do Picao, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy41kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots27°C
Mon 19Oct9, too small3 ft5 smushy37kJwind from the east, 8 knots27°C
Tue 20Oct10, too small3 ft5 smushy49kJwind from the east-south-east, 12 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct8, too small3 ft5 smushy38kJwind from the south-east, 12 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct11, too small4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the south-east, 13 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct9, too small3 ft6 smushy83kJwind from the east-south-east, 15 knots28°C
Sat 24Oct14, too small4 ft6 smushy90kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tibau do Sul, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Tibau do Sul

  • Restaurante MarupiaraBrazilian · 2.0 km from the centre
  • Barraca e Restaurante do ChicoSeafood · 1.8 km from the centre
  • Mar Salgado Pipa2.0 km from the centre
  • Ponta do Barravento1.0 km from the centre
  • Barraca Pé na Areia1.4 km from the centre
  • Barraca Estrela do Mar1.5 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits