Joaquina surf break

Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 22 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Joaquina today?

The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
1
E
8
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1042
1028
908
845
581
528
444
330
304
222
218
215
169
138
133
110
442
322
344
147
105
89
93
83
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
N
0
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:37PM0.68m
5:24AM0.61m
11:59PM0.65m
7:01AM0.59m
11:52PM0.62m
Low Tide
1:38PM0.21m
3:09AM0.58m
2:49PM0.23m
3:55AM0.53m
3:51PM0.24m
4:34AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
5:28
3
10
11
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
19
18
16
18
17
17
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1042
1028
908
845
581
528
444
330
304
222
218
70
96
93
107
110
89
69
135
147
105
89
93
83
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
6
1
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
31
60
49
41
41
41
37
215
169
138
133
103
45
117
48
34
44
33
55
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.1
SE
19
0.3
SE
18
Energy kJ
2
15
29
26
35
101
150
69
57
56
56
14
51
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
0.3
SW
3
1.4
S
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
87
1
442
322
344
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
6
3
3
0
0
6
23
6
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Florianópolis
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Brazil
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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