Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 16 Apr 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.5
SE
0.9
E
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
SSE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)88888712711111111111110101088898810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113133130122116876869646158133565552518860585861467374
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
15
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
glassglasscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.92
1:58AM
0.80
2:05PM
0.93
2:19AM
0.73
2:44PM
0.91
2:39AM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
0.18
8:20PM
0.04
8:22AM
0.17
9:05PM
0.13
8:48AM
0.16
9:54PM
0.26
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:31-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset---5:54-------5:53-------5:52----
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C232325242423222221232625242322222123242423222120
Feels °C (?)242425242524232322242624262625242325252423232322
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