Surf Forecasts:
La Bocana surf forecast from 9 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 10s period, SSE swell with 8,823 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 9 Jun, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for La Bocana this week:
The surf forecast for La Bocana over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 09) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at La Bocana in the next 16 days are 6.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 11) at 6AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6AM (Tue 9th Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Thu 11th Jun) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 21ft (6.5m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for La Bocana over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 255mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, gales from the S by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 256mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2921 | 2465 | 2437 | 1493 | 1307 | 1126 | 2811 | 5195 | 3735 | 384 | 347 | 342 | 417 | 724 | 688 | 726 | 508 | 515 | 596 | 522 | 515 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.82m | 9:13PM1.61m | 9:49AM1.90m | 10:13PM1.60m | 10:45AM1.99m | 11:16PM1.63m | 11:43AM2.09m | 00:17AM1.70m | 12:41PM2.19m | 1:16AM1.79m | 1:37PM2.28m | 2:13AM1.88m | 2:33PM2.34m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM0.49m | 3:15PM0.58m | 3:17AM0.49m | 4:16PM0.52m | 4:14AM0.46m | 5:18PM0.42m | 5:13AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.30m | 6:14AM0.32m | 7:14PM0.18m | 7:13AM0.23m | 8:09PM0.07m | 8:12AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 |
mm | 5 | — | 2 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 203 | 203 | 39 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 7 | SW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2921 | 2465 | 2437 | 1493 | 412 | 670 | 2052 | 437 | 378 | 92 | 98 | 342 | 79 | 724 | 688 | 726 | 508 | 515 | 596 | 522 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 6 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 24 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 288 | 377 | 339 | 367 | 1307 | 1107 | 602 | 26 | 76 | 384 | 347 | 340 | 417 | 64 | 48 | 2 | 170 | 24 | 20 | 368 | 253 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 20 | — | WNW 7 | SSW 18 | WSW 6 | SSW 13 | — | S 20 | SW 24 | W 5 | SSW 26 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 196 | 123 | 142 | 260 | 158 | 87 | 57 | 75 | — | 28 | 249 | 22 | 222 | — | 30 | 22 | 2 | 132 | 9 | 19 | 217 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 6 | NE 3 | — | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | W 5 | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1126 | 2811 | 5195 | 3735 | 182 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 518 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 5 | 529 | 141 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for La Bocana provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at La Bocana can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our La Bocana surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (La Bocana) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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