Joaquina Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.63° S 48.45° W

Joaquina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Joaquina sea temperature is
18.8° C
0.1° 

Joaquina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Joaquina today (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
0
2
1
!
0
!
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
2.3
S
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.3
SSE
13
2.2
S
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
299
320
405
1174
517
560
534
1290
1266
1266
543
1459
688
688
751
689
689
560
525
554
554
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:31PM0.88m
00:26AM0.58m
2:02PM0.91m
00:47AM0.66m
2:26PM0.90m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.12m
7:35PM0.32m
7:01AM0.03m
8:09PM0.33m
7:44AM-0.04m
8:38PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
11
11
12
Feels °C
11
8
9
9
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
9
9
9
10
9
11
11
12
10
11
11
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