Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 16 Mar 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
26.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 11AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)111011111111111110101111111111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)436419427452460444379372265310275238238238234229225216216178178175175175
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
0.81
1:45AM
0.91
1:15PM
0.87
2:08AM
0.90
1:44PM
0.92
2:30AM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.25
7:22PM
-0.04
7:50AM
0.23
7:58PM
-0.07
8:19AM
0.22
8:35PM
-0.05
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise-6:13-------6:15-------6:15------
Sunset----6:29-------6:28-------6:27---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C242527272524252525262727252525242425262625242424
Feels °C (?)272828282726282727282726252727252526262626262525
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