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Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 20 Jan 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
26.7° 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 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)88888888888991091010101099998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57550948621621118713811110811415319421722722524521321321319616614181130
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
0
SSW
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:47PM
0.86
3:49AM
0.84
3:20PM
0.86
4:20AM
0.80
3:56PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:38AM
0.32
9:47PM
-0.01
10:11AM
0.34
10:26PM
0.03
10:45AM
0.36
11:08PM
0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise5:35-------5:35-------5:37-------
Sunset----7:12-------7:12-------7:12---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212223232322232222222424232323222223242423232120
Feels °C (?)181919192121222222222222212222222323222221232120
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