Joaquina Surf Break

Lat Long: 27.63° S 48.45° W

Joaquina 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Joaquina sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.1° 

Joaquina surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Joaquina today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
S
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
152
160
163
135
112
112
109
84
84
80
117
102
58
45
43
91
146
193
232
325
304
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:48AM0.83m
3:34PM0.63m
4:35AM0.74m
10:03AM0.54m
3:54PM0.58m
5:39AM0.64m
11:08AM0.65m
3:52PM0.53m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.39m
8:55PM0.21m
8:56AM0.53m
12:54PM0.50m
8:56PM0.23m
8:11AM0.59m
3:23PM0.53m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:54
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5:52
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5:52
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6:13
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6:14
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 mm
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1
2
5
1
3
4
3
11
7
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
20
21
18
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
16
16
12
10
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
14
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