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Mar Aberto in Rio Grande Do Norte is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the west southwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Mar Aberto Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mar Aberto:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Xilaozinho	1 mi
Second closest break	Pontal	1 mi
Third closest break	Farol	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Mar da Frente	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Picao	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mar Aberto:
Closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	1614 mi
Second closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	1894 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	1979 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2050 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	2508 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mar Aberto:
Closest tide station	Cabedelo, Brazil	42 mi
Second closest tide station	Natal, Brazil	44 mi
Third closest tide station	Tambau, Brazil	50 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Recife, Brazil	115 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Macau, Rio Acu, Brazil	147 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mar Aberto:
Closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	2349 mi
Second closest ski area	Vallecitos (Argentina)	2883 mi
Third closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2890 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Los Puquios (Argentina)	2894 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2906 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mar Aberto:
Closest city location	Canguaretama (Brazil)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Pedro Velho (Brazil)	16 mi
Third closest city location	Goianinha (Brazil)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Ares (Brazil)	18 mi
Fifth closest city location	Montanhas (Brazil)	22 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Mar Aberto is Augusto Severo (Natal) Airport (NAT) in Brazil, which is 60 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Mar Aberto is Intl. Pres. Castro Pinto (Joao Pessoa) Airport (JPA), also in Brazil, 140 km (87 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Guararapes (Recife) Airport (REC), also in Brazil, 193 km (120 miles) away.