Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 05 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
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 4PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.9
NE
6
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
691
538
453
362
295
257
193
167
127
123
85
69
47
47
46
52
26
20
20
20
20
15
15
40
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:07PM0.74m
3:27AM0.68m
4:52PM0.69m
4:08AM0.65m
5:53PM0.64m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.13m
9:56PM0.45m
9:56AM0.18m
11:34PM0.49m
11:28AM0.23m
1:25AM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
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5:38
5:37
5:37
5:37
Temp °C
19
20
24
25
22
22
22
21
21
22
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
22
19
20
24
24
22
24
23
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
Energy kJ
691
538
453
362
295
257
193
167
127
123
85
69
47
23
27
25
25
27
42
20
57
57
73
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
13
13
14
8
7
18
11
12
12
13
6
1
1
47
46
28
26
20
20
20
15
15
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
9
6
6
6
6
6
1
7
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.5
N
3
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.2
NNW
2
1.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
56
48
53
14
22
50
44
38
39
40
16
16
23
62
6
52
109
55
116
149
1
274
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
71
11
0
0
0
12
66
60
60
3
3
12
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Florianópolis
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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