Local legend
Joaquina
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil-27.628, -48.448Beach break · faces SE (127°)
Spot guide
Joaquina is an SE-facing beach break in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. It picks up swell from NE to SSW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 31% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NW: light winds or NW breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SE onshores chop it up.
- Break
- Beach
- Faces
- SE (127°)
- Best swell
- E to S (90°–180°), 9 s or longer
- Best wind
- W to N offshore, or glassy
- Best surf height
- 3–6 ft at the beach
- Swell window
- NE to SSW (39° to 197.5°)
- Offshore wind
- NW
- Tide
- Model estimate
- Wave buoy
- None within 250 km
- Cams
- None yet