Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joaquina today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 6PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 72 | 71 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM0.64m | 5:18AM0.65m | 4:52PM0.60m | 6:21AM0.56m | 1:10PM0.55m | 5:02PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM0.36m | 9:58PM0.27m | 9:57AM0.44m | 10:32PM0.30m | 9:38AM0.50m | 2:43PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 171 | 176 | 177 | 151 | 147 | 115 | 90 | 84 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 57 | 55 | 72 | 71 | 53 | 53 | 38 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 14 | E 14 | S 9 | E 13 | S 9 | SSE 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | S 9 | E 13 | S 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 11 |
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