Cotavelo surf break

Cotavelo surfForecast / Rio Grande Do Norte / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 -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
29.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cotavelo today?

The current surf forecast for Cotavelo at 2AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)161818181616161616151515151515151414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257413413408542522627620739693764898102112071460134912411259127712591049989989880
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
2.34
6:06AM
2.27
6:31PM
2.17
6:50AM
2.13
7:23PM
1.97
7:43AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.13
12:16PM
0.13
12:36AM
0.29
1:05PM
0.27
1:26AM
0.48
2:06PM
0.43
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----5:24-------5:24-------5:24---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----21----
Temp. °C272726262529302927272727262929292727262626293029
Feels °C (?)292928282730313029292930293130313030292928293029
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