Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 -03
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Joaquina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Joaquina sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 2.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)--
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (26 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.1
S
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
125
121
84
81
68
46
151
268
1173
1099
876
623
250
191
161
128
105
89
75
73
51
49
41
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:46AM0.66m
11:27PM0.65m
11:41AM0.72m
11:50PM0.67m
12:25PM0.77m
00:18AM0.69m
Low Tide
5:32PM0.26m
5:45AM0.29m
6:14PM0.27m
6:17AM0.22m
6:54PM0.29m
6:47AM0.16m
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:27
5:27
5:27
3
2
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
20
20
19
17
16
16
15
15
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
19
18
15
15
17
16
14
13
13
14
13
14
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
Energy kJ
184
125
121
84
81
68
46
151
268
455
445
372
267
250
191
161
128
105
89
75
73
51
49
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
34
18
15
7
6
6
9
5
1
1
2
1
7
7
17
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
15
9
9
5
2
1
2
8
10
17
1
7
6
8
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
S
6
2
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.1
S
8
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
17
6
9
26
451
755
1173
1099
876
623
38
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
18
8
0
17
6
3
27
6
27
23
23
23
6
0
0
0
0
27
27
3
3
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Florianópolis
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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