Boca del Rio surfForecast / Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 -05
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Boca del Rio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Boca del Rio today?

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 6AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (28 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1545
1545
1420
1365
1246
1246
1086
1036
876
861
761
725
713
623
522
495
486
478
203
180
176
176
176
144
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:15AM0.86m
6:07PM0.87m
6:51AM0.94m
6:48PM0.82m
7:25AM1.00m
7:27PM0.76m
Low Tide
12:14PM0.20m
00:27AM0.04m
1:03PM0.17m
00:56AM0.05m
1:47PM0.14m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:54
5:54
5:56
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5:23
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1.1
SSW
9
1
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1545
1545
1420
1365
1246
1246
1086
1036
876
861
761
725
713
623
522
495
486
478
203
180
176
176
176
144
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
6
4
4
4
4
4
7
7
3
4
4
6
6
6
6
6
160
157
154
64
69
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
15
15
14
13
50
49
66
43
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
95
92
92
51
0
0
0
0
92
92
92
0
0
0
0
0
92
236
92
28
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
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