Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 01 May 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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
S
4
1.4
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
2.5
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
31
29
29
29
29
18
208
559
673
702
690
1606
815
1012
943
809
679
734
731
1083
1390
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
NNW
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:40AM0.75m
2:20PM0.85m
2:03AM0.73m
2:54PM0.83m
2:28AM0.72m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.25m
7:55AM0.11m
8:37PM0.31m
8:16AM0.10m
9:00PM0.36m
8:41AM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:40
5:39
5:39
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
20
20
24
23
21
19
19
17
15
15
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
18
20
21
21
20
21
20
21
22
25
22
18
14
14
10
8
10
13
15
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
11
1.8
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
16
Energy kJ
33
33
21
24
17
18
19
27
19
13
27
17
20
690
698
815
1012
943
809
679
734
731
1083
1390
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
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
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
18
18
33
31
17
17
17
29
17
16
4
16
2
21
21
20
20
19
19
16
15
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
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
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
11
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
15
14
25
28
29
29
29
16
5
2
9
6
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.8
S
4
1.4
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
5
Energy kJ
18
26
2
1
1
18
208
559
673
702
1802
1606
43
3
9
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
227
4
4
0
0
0
0
27
344
436
577
507
57
23
23
23
23
0
0
0
0
0
18
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Florianópolis
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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