Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joaquina today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 6AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 13 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | S 8 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 16 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 57 | 33 | 36 | 94 | 221 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:18AM0.65m | 4:52PM0.60m | 6:21AM0.56m | 1:10PM0.55m | 5:02PM0.56m | 12:32PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.44m | 10:32PM0.30m | 9:38AM0.50m | 2:43PM0.54m | 2:21AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 147 | 115 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 53 | 71 | 38 | 25 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 40 | 359 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | S 3 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | E 11 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 2 | — | — | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 6 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 111 | 20 | — | 1 | 57 | — | 36 | 94 | 221 | 942 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
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