Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joaquina today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 7AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 127 | 125 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 69 | 69 | 16 | 16 | 135 | 230 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM0.56m | 12:38PM0.58m | 3:48PM0.57m | 00:14AM0.34m | 12:08PM0.63m | 12:09PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52AM0.51m | 3:16PM0.57m | 10:21PM0.33m | 1:50AM0.34m | 3:55AM0.29m | 5:45PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 127 | 125 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 56 | 46 | 107 | 117 | 138 | 69 | 69 | 15 | 7 | 135 | 230 | 510 | 559 | 585 | 637 | 657 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 49 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | S 9 | E 12 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 19 | — | 17 | — | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 24 | 152 | 244 | 295 | 286 | 266 | 57 | 143 | 200 | 205 | 264 | 1316 | 1373 | 1508 | 1626 | 1954 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 458 | 456 | 227 | 195 | 107 | 83 | 61 | 61 | 49 | 3 |
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