Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joaquina today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 9 | S 8 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 55 | 72 | 71 | 54 | 53 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 54 | 29 | 101 | 287 | 466 | 506 | 452 | 383 | 322 | 274 | 599 | 242 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.56m | 1:10PM0.55m | 5:02PM0.56m | 12:32PM0.61m | 12:33PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38AM0.50m | 2:43PM0.54m | 2:21AM0.34m | 4:22AM0.29m | 6:28PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 55 | 72 | 71 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 54 | 29 | 24 | 37 | 466 | 506 | 452 | 383 | 322 | 274 | 274 | 242 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | S 8 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 4 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 1 | — | 28 | 29 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 3 | SSE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | S 3 | — | NW 3 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 127 | 101 | 287 | 1308 | 1394 | 1229 | 1026 | 840 | 665 | 599 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 27 | 6 |
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