Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 16 Jan 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.2
S
0.2
ESE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)1212121211111011111187977696788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66654522522231238341512125
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
5
N
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
0.66
1:57AM
0.84
1:17PM
0.72
2:24AM
0.86
1:46PM
0.78
2:51AM
0.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
0.33
7:21PM
0.07
8:10AM
0.31
7:58PM
0.02
8:39AM
0.31
8:34PM
-0.01
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise5:31-------5:33-------5:33-------
Sunset----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-----11------2111-
Temp. °C242628282625252424242523232322222224272625252423
Feels °C (?)272929303027272827272826262524252426292928292724
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