Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 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 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)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 morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, 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
Mon
4
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
S
12
1.3
S
7
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
3
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
35
33
33
33
31
29
29
29
29
141
152
530
710
788
776
1890
815
843
900
784
657
734
826
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
NNW
10
S
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-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
cross-off
High Tide
1:46PM0.86m
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
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:42
5:40
5:39
5:39
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
23
21
19
18
16
15
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
25
23
21
20
21
20
21
21
23
25
18
14
12
9
8
11
13
16
18
17
17
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
11
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
58
35
33
33
20
25
19
18
28
28
19
13
17
7
20
776
807
815
843
900
784
657
734
826
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
E
4
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
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
32
6
18
18
33
31
17
17
17
29
17
17
7
4
15
20
7
21
20
20
33
19
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
SE
9
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
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
7
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
15
23
15
14
25
28
29
29
29
16
28
17
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
S
12
1.3
S
7
1.9
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
0.7
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
18
26
3
1
19
141
152
530
710
788
2001
1890
10
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
227
107
4
4
0
0
0
0
12
183
477
526
526
57
23
23
23
23
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Florianópolis
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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