Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 28 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
24.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 9AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
336
266
319
406
322
233
170
537
514
499
484
383
359
269
265
211
176
173
135
113
95
90
80
160
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
0
S
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:59AM0.77m
00:37AM0.75m
12:36PM0.82m
00:56AM0.76m
1:11PM0.85m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.31m
6:45PM0.14m
6:53AM0.24m
7:16PM0.17m
7:15AM0.18m
7:45PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:44
5:43
5:43
2
10
2
1
5
20
29
2
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
21
22
22
22
18
17
15
16
19
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
20
21
21
22
22
20
19
20
20
21
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
336
266
319
406
322
233
170
537
514
499
484
383
359
269
265
211
176
173
135
59
95
90
32
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.6
SSE
14
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
10
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
11
136
19
19
19
20
21
21
15
14
15
12
75
57
101
26
36
80
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
5
5
11
17
16
16
16
16
15
7
23
22
7
50
30
44
12
12
57
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
17
22
20
25
113
51
47
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
6
3
0
0
6
27
27
27
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Florianópolis
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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