I-Joaquina iyigagasi elihamba phambili nelihambisana kakhulu e-Florianopolis. Lokho kusho ukuthi ingagcwala, nokho, asekhona amaseshini anenhlanhla angaminyene.
Igagasi eliyinhloko kwesokunxele elisezingeni lomhlaba, liphuka phansi esihlabathini. Isebenza kahle ngosayizi omncane ngaphansi kuka-3ft, futhi ayinalutho futhi inamandla njengoba ikhula, ibamba i-10ft plus. Njengoba kuvamile ngamakhefu olwandle, uma seliba likhulu, kuba nesiteshi esincane futhi ukugwedla kuba nzima nakakhulu.
Ngokwesiko ithandwa kakhulu futhi itholakala endaweni esenyakatho yolwandle eduze nedwala elikhulu. Kodwa-ke, ukuya ngasemaphethelweni aseningizimu yolwandle kuzokuyisa eziqongweni eziningi ezingaminyene ongakhetha kuzo, okuhlanganisa nesandla sokudla ngezikhathi ezithile.
Isikhathi se-surf esiphezulu siqala ngo-Ephreli-Okthoba lapho sikhetha ukukhukhuma okukhulu okuvela eNingizimu ye-Atlantic nase-Antarctica. NgoNovemba-Mashi i-surf encane ngokwesilinganiso kodwa isengaba phezulu. Isebenza kuwo wonke amagagasi.
Izikhombisi-ndlela zisuka eMpumalanga, eNingizimu, futhi ezihamba phambili kusukela eningizimu-mpumalanga. Imimoya ikude nogu ukusuka eNorthWest, futhi isebenza kahle nemimoya yaseNyakatho-mpumalanga noma yaseNtshonalanga.