Boca del Rio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is
18.0° C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Boca del Rio today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 2AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
13
1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
803
766
766
617
488
480
378
319
227
119
292
389
398
429
422
414
330
270
234
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:01PM0.70m
10:14AM1.22m
10:54PM0.74m
11:00AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:20PM-0.05m
3:35AM0.03m
5:03PM-0.04m
4:30AM0.10m
5:45PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
14
18
19
18
16
15
15
15
15
18
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
18
16
15
15
15
14
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
19
18
18
16
17
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