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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.

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Praia do Picao18.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Baía Formosa

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia do Picao, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C

Baia Formosa19.1 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Baía Formosa

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

4 ft84 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Baia Formosa, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	34kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	84kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C

Mar aberto18.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Baía Formosa

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

3 ft49 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mar aberto, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	3 ft5 smushy	49kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 12 knots	27°C

Pipa3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pipa

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Pipa, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	29°C

Praia da amor3.8 kmabout 10 min by carStays in Pipa

3 ft41 kJ

3 ft36 kJ

3 ft39 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

4 ft90 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Praia da amor, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 smushy	41kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	3 ft5 smushy	36kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	39kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	5, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	4 ft6 smushy	90kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	3 ft6 smushy	61kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	29°C

Lajão2.8 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pipa

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Lajão, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	10, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	26kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	29°C

Madeiro2.7 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pipa, 2 km

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Madeiro, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	29°C

Urtigas Reef3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Urtigas Reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	30°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	29°C

Cacimbinhas0.9 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Pipa, 4 km

2 ft16 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft15 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft35 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft31 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cacimbinhas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	2 ft5 smushy	16kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	5, too small	2 ft5 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	15kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	3 ft5 smushy	35kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft6 smushy	31kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	29°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