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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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 1.4°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 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (05 May)6ft (1.8m)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 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
2
3
3
4
3
1
3
3
4
3
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1
SW
21
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
949
1542
1500
1480
1220
1215
1086
1083
976
961
796
748
667
657
590
540
531
531
890
1520
1162
1379
2002
1965
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:27AM0.98m
10:56PM0.50m
11:13AM0.94m
11:53PM0.46m
12:04PM0.90m
1:04AM0.44m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.18m
4:05AM0.22m
6:32PM0.21m
4:46AM0.26m
7:36PM0.22m
5:35AM0.31m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
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5:21
5:20
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
21
19
19
19
19
18
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
22
21
20
20
21
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
18
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
Energy kJ
949
1542
1500
1480
1220
1215
1086
1083
976
961
796
748
667
657
590
540
531
531
531
1520
1162
1346
1242
1095
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.6
SSW
8
0.1
W
13
0.5
SSW
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
S
7
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
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
Energy kJ
324
17
17
7
48
3
30
17
17
37
24
97
97
157
255
370
437
444
890
777
908
1379
2002
1965
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
26
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
24
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
Energy kJ
3
3
18
7
18
16
17
60
3
3
26
57
141
140
382
295
37
334
125
14
84
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Distance (km)
92
236
46
0
0
0
0
0
92
92
92
0
46
0
0
0
92
92
92
51
0
46
0
46
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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