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Joaquina surfForecast / Santa Catarina – Florianópolis / Brazil
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Joaquina today (27 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Joaquina at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Joaquina. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | |
66 | 106 | 201 | 321 | 364 | 724 | 309 | 222 | 187 | 114 | 91 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:41AM0.72m | 11:50PM0.67m | 12:25PM0.77m | 00:18AM0.69m | 1:05PM0.80m | 00:47AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45AM0.29m | 6:14PM0.27m | 6:17AM0.22m | 6:54PM0.29m | 6:47AM0.16m | 7:32PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | |
— | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | 5:27 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 |
66 | 106 | 201 | 3 | 3 | 324 | 309 | 222 | 187 | 114 | 91 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 65 | 54 | 50 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 37 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 7 |
9 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 10 | E 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 7 |
2 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 345 | 545 | 321 | 364 | 724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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