Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 29 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
414
383
304
269
260
207
176
135
133
128
121
80
56
56
55
53
58
58
58
36
33
33
33
31
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
0
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:36PM0.82m
00:56AM0.76m
1:11PM0.85m
1:17AM0.76m
1:46PM0.86m
1:40AM0.75m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.24m
7:16PM0.17m
7:15AM0.18m
7:45PM0.21m
7:35AM0.14m
8:12PM0.25m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:43
5:43
5:42
5:40
2
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
21
23
23
22
22
22
22
17
19
19
20
21
20
21
21
20
20
22
22
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
414
383
304
269
260
207
176
135
133
128
121
80
56
56
55
53
58
58
58
10
11
30
36
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
SE
5
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
20
20
21
21
9
14
13
15
13
15
42
38
11
52
52
36
35
33
13
36
33
33
33
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
16
16
15
29
23
37
35
35
37
17
12
12
37
11
12
11
15
6
16
17
18
26
24
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
2
0.3
NNE
2
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
0.3
NNW
2
Energy kJ
33
4
9
9
31
2
1
1
77
101
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
3
3
23
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
4
68
4
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Florianópolis
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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