Boca del Rio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is
18.8° C
1.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 4PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
SW
10
1
SSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
414
330
257
236
234
362
572
496
568
568
536
527
464
386
329
329
302
307
458
451
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
5
S
5
E
0
NE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
5
WSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:00AM1.12m
11:47PM0.77m
11:44AM0.99m
00:43AM0.80m
12:30PM0.86m
Low Tide
5:45PM-0.01m
5:28AM0.18m
6:26PM0.04m
6:31AM0.26m
7:07PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
16
Feels °C
18
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
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