Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joaquina today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 4PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 297 | 267 | 185 | 291 | 128 | 122 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 134 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 211 | 283 | 255 | 159 | 108 | 140 | 452 | 1820 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:43AM0.66m | 3:43PM0.63m | 5:42AM0.59m | 11:40AM0.57m | 4:20PM0.58m | 11:21AM0.62m | 5:42PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.49m | 9:49PM0.24m | 8:40AM0.54m | 1:58PM0.56m | 1:23AM0.31m | 3:42PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 202 | 297 | 267 | 185 | 244 | 128 | 114 | 127 | 133 | 105 | 134 | 146 | 149 | 149 | 211 | 283 | 255 | 159 | 108 | 108 | 110 | 698 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 102 | 85 | 87 | 134 | 149 | 121 | 115 | 118 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 49 | 33 | 291 | 70 | 264 | 337 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 422 | 140 | 452 | 1820 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 27 | 82 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
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