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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 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
21.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Boca del Rio today?

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 5PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151414141514141414141414141616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279126152547227422432082208218601809164414271427142714271193117911222234217820961937198321402169
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.94
7:17PM
0.89
7:53AM
1.04
7:59PM
0.84
8:33AM
1.12
8:44PM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.13
1:28AM
0.00
2:12PM
0.08
2:01AM
-0.01
3:02PM
0.05
2:37AM
-0.00
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset--5:31-------5:30-------5:30-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212222202020202022232221202120202122212020191920
Feels °C (?)212122212122212123232222212221212122212122202022
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