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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 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
19.3° 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 7PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)21s
Evening (07 May)6ft (1.9m)14s

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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1
SW
21
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
2
SSW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
531
531
890
1650
1162
1379
2002
1965
1860
2316
2290
2238
2187
1900
1652
1631
1611
1373
1880
1507
1072
1041
846
857
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:04PM0.90m
1:04AM0.44m
12:58PM0.87m
2:24AM0.46m
1:53PM0.86m
3:31AM0.51m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.22m
5:35AM0.31m
8:36PM0.21m
6:40AM0.36m
9:24PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
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5:20
5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
20
21
19
20
20
21
21
20
19
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
11
2
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
11
Energy kJ
531
531
531
1650
1162
1261
1242
1026
993
2316
2290
940
1094
1186
1186
1208
1107
1226
1880
1507
817
1041
711
586
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
11
1.7
SSW
11
1.6
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
437
444
890
777
908
1379
2002
1965
1860
918
972
2238
2187
1900
1652
1631
1611
1373
698
615
1072
711
846
857
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
19
0.1
W
19
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
140
382
295
37
334
125
14
84
104
8
8
8
15
7
7
7
7
3
3
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
46
92
51
0
46
0
51
0
235
235
92
46
46
0
0
0
46
236
92
46
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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