Cotavelo Surf Forecast

/ Rio Grande Do Norte (34 surf breaks) /

Brazil (447 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (5.95° S 35.15° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Cotavelo surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Monday 15 Sep 2025 -03

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Cotavelo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Cotavelo sea temperature is 26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cotavelo today?

The current surf forecast for Cotavelo at 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	6s
Evening (15 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

Table - waves today at Cotavelo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Monday 15								Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17
	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	100	123	150	155	155	170	209	241	237	244	233	206	200	176	176	186	186	200	227	233	204	210	183	178
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					10:52AM 1.60				11:20PM 1.74					12:24PM 1.67				12:41AM 1.86				1:28PM 1.81
Low Tide / height (m)			4:27AM 0.60				5:03PM 0.77					6:03AM 0.55				6:28PM 0.68				7:11AM 0.43				7:28PM 0.55

	Monday 15								Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17
Sunrise	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:11	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	23	24	27	27	26	25	25	24	24	24	26	27	27	25	25	24	23	24	26	27	26	25	24
Feels °C (?)	24	23	25	25	24	24	24	25	23	23	23	23	25	26	25	25	24	23	25	25	26	25	26	24

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Rio Grande Do Norte

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Cotavelo (light winds from the S at Natal/Augusto Severo Airport 12 km from Cotavelo). 1.3m 6s windswell from the ESE with a 0.5m 10s swell from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
2 hours 44 minutes ago Cotavelo

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2 h 44 min ago

9 km/h

Clean

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