Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
24.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
E
0.9
S
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)8898889999888810101111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62675689961571341131118275505151687279105119117110122104102
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:44PM
0.91
2:39AM
0.68
3:25PM
0.86
2:58AM
0.63
4:10PM
0.78
3:16AM
0.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
0.26
9:07AM
0.15
10:51PM
0.39
9:01AM
0.16
12:07AM
0.51
8:48AM
0.17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset-5:52-------5:52-------5:52------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252523222120192123232221201918202222222120191920
Feels °C (?)262523222221202224232221212019222322242322202021
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