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Tibau do Sul, Brazil

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Tibau do Sul, Brazil

Beginner–intermediate beach breaks, boardshorts water year-round, growing nomad scene.

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Data updated

At a glance

Peak seasonFeb–May88% surfable at peak
SuitsBeg → Int4 known spots
Boardbothbeach
Water26.8–29.8°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet251 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,270+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

4 spots within 25 km · 4 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

Hazardsrips

Spot details

  • Pipa Coastal4.4 km
  • Pipa Beachbeach5 km
  • Praia do Madeirobeach7.1 km
  • Pontal de Baía Formosabeach11.4 km

3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Feb–May · 4 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 78%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Feb–May · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
88peak · Apr
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
6%10%19%18%9%6%1%2%0%0%0%0%
Water
29°29°30°30°29°28°27°27°27°27°28°29°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner50%57%81%87%80%57%42%35%22%10%7%21%
Intermediate50%60%82%88%80%57%44%35%23%11%7%22%
Advanced29%40%51%45%44%33%25%18%13%8%4%17%

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Working from here

median 251 Mbps · no known coworking · from $770 a month · lively scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla251 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party73 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$770–$1,460
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,270–$2,140
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Tibau do Sul.
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Getting there

Nearest airportRio Grande do Norte/São Gonçalo do Amarante–Governador Aluízio Alves International Airport
CodeNAT
Distance67 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction