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Joaquina Surf Forecast
/ Santa Catarina – Florianópolis (24 surf breaks) /
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Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 -03Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Joaquina today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | |
108 | 96 | 96 | 79 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 185 | 311 | 399 | 357 | 330 | 175 | 145 | 123 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:25PM0.77m | 00:18AM0.69m | 1:05PM0.80m | 00:47AM0.70m | 1:42PM0.82m | 1:16AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.29m | 6:47AM0.16m | 7:32PM0.31m | 7:16AM0.12m | 8:07PM0.33m | 7:46AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 108 | 96 | 96 | 79 | 64 | 51 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 46 | 185 | 311 | 399 | 357 | 330 | 175 | 145 | 68 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 52 | 49 | 100 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | E 7 | SSE 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 53 | 123 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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