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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 2AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111616161514141415161313131414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60559550047546645044145260213901074103117241724179719971349132911691222129511761126961
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
S
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:31PM
1.10
8:50AM
0.57
9:05PM
1.12
9:26AM
0.60
9:37PM
1.12
10:04AM
0.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:36PM
0.11
3:25AM
0.10
2:13PM
0.10
3:56AM
0.08
2:50PM
0.11
4:27AM
0.07
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----5:20-------5:22-------5:22--
Sunset6:24-------6:24-------6:24-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222122232424232222222224242423222221222324
Feels °C (?)232325242325242425252424252425242425242423242424
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