Boca del Rio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is
18.7° C
1.7° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 9AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
14
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
732
398
350
396
344
260
701
588
492
492
466
557
464
416
453
466
536
742
796
966
1112
1112
1034
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SW
5
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:21PM0.87m
10:26AM1.00m
11:07PM0.88m
11:06AM0.87m
11:54PM0.88m
11:49AM0.74m
Low Tide
4:14AM0.10m
4:53PM0.02m
5:07AM0.17m
5:28PM0.08m
6:06AM0.25m
6:04PM0.14m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
19
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
19
15
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
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