Joaquina (Florianópolis)

Beach break

Santa Catarina, Brésil

Forecast reliability: HighWhy?

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From level intermediate · Combi 3/2Accessible from intermediate level: shoulder-high waves (0.8–1.2 m), fairly forgiving. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Nearby spots
Conditions
5.6/10
Fair
Size
0.81.2 m
shoulder-high
Wind
6 km/h
NE · Cross-shore
Swell
1.2 m
6 s · E
Best window · 18h5.9/10 · 0.71.2 m · 6 km/h
Today's take

Moderate wave, short, weak swell (windswell) from the E. Cross-shore wind that ruffles the surface a little. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
21hBest0.61.1614🌦️17°

3-hour slots (spot local time · GMT-3) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mPM 02:06+0.3 mBM 09:30-0.5 mPM 15:03+0.1 mBM 21:00-0.2 mmaintenant

The spot

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Last updated: Sat, Aug 15, 02:35 GMT-3 · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.