Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 30 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 12PM 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 08:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
1
S
4
1.6
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
128
121
90
77
56
55
52
57
58
58
36
33
33
33
31
29
29
29
29
40
300
631
611
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:11PM0.85m
1:17AM0.76m
1:46PM0.86m
1:40AM0.75m
2:20PM0.85m
2:03AM0.73m
Low Tide
7:15AM0.18m
7:45PM0.21m
7:35AM0.14m
8:12PM0.25m
7:55AM0.11m
8:37PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:43
5:42
5:40
5:39
1
2
5
Temp °C
18
19
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
24
23
22
22
22
21
21
22
23
22
20
19
19
17
18
19
22
22
22
22
23
21
21
22
23
21
21
22
23
23
23
25
26
23
17
14
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
133
128
121
90
77
56
51
52
57
58
58
36
33
18
15
25
32
30
28
21
20
41
27
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
15
13
18
58
37
52
55
52
35
33
32
17
5
33
33
31
17
17
17
29
16
28
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
37
17
8
16
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
19
27
25
28
29
29
29
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
1.2
NNE
6
0.5
NW
4
0.3
S
2
1
S
4
1.6
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
8
4
20
5
3
1
90
7
1
40
300
631
611
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
6
6
23
23
27
0
0
0
0
0
60
227
195
4
0
0
0
0
0
31
65
413
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Florianópolis
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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