Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Issued: 6 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is

18.1° C

Boca del Rio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Boca del Rio today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 10AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (12 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s

Table - waves today at Boca del Rio. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	837	837	781	679	669	659	1493	1418	1145	996	1099	969	866	805	700	700	700	602	636	649	631	564	635	651
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	NE	SE	SE	NE	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	S	S	S	S	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide		6:05AM1.11m				6:20PM0.55m				6:59AM1.20m					7:20PM0.58m				7:51AM1.26m				8:16PM0.61m
Low Tide					1:06PM0.13m			11:57PM0.04m					1:59PM0.05m			00:53AM0.01m					2:48PM-0.00m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13
	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	18	19	18	16	15	15
Feels °C	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	15	18	18	18	16	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13
kJ	837	837	781	679	669	659	1493	1418	1145	996	1099	969	866	805	700	700	700	586	389	649	631	564	635	651
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	WSW 10	W 14	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 24	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	46	46	243	399	399	346	19	4	71	49	22	20	116	194	376	465	580	602	636	440	395	402	421	227
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	W 15	—	W 14	—	SW 24	WSW 22	WSW 10	WSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	WSW 9	WSW 9	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 7	SSW 7	WSW 9	SSW 7
kJ	66	109	46	45	43	33	4	—	4	—	22	49	18	17	51	86	16	16	125	85	17	17	7	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Las Machas Atacama	Intendencia Tarapaca	Intendencia Tarapaca	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Las Machas Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Intendencia Tarapaca	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	46	235	235	0	0	0	0	0	236	92	46	0	0	0	0	0	235	92	28	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna	Piedras Negras	Punta Bombon	El Olon de Ilo			El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo		El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo		Piedras Negras	Piedras Negras	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Punta Bombon Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Islote Zarate Ica	La Herradura Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Islote Zarate Ica	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Islote Zarate Ica	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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