Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joaquina today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 5AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 62 | 77 | 140 | 151 | 147 | 294 | 239 | 198 | 73 | 216 | 77 | 96 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:56AM0.91m | 2:33PM0.78m | 2:29AM0.91m | 2:51PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.29m | 8:54AM0.07m | 8:36PM0.25m | 9:12AM0.16m | 8:38PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 61 | 65 | 62 | 42 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 139 | 111 | 88 | 73 | 77 | 33 | 33 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 14 | S 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 32 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | E 11 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 31 | 62 | 77 | 140 | 151 | 147 | 294 | 239 | 198 | 193 | 216 | 77 | 96 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 82 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 57 | 27 | 27 |
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