Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joaquina today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 6 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 34 | 127 | 375 | 517 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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 |
High Tide | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
82 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 73 | 38 | 55 | 52 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | S 3 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 51 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 206 | 127 | 375 | 517 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 60 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 |
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