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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 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
22.5° 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 9PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
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
1.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121211111111161616151414141516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116911511134943928771746734605595500475466450441452602139010749611724172417971997
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56PM
1.07
8:13AM
0.55
8:31PM
1.10
8:50AM
0.57
9:05PM
1.12
9:26AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
0.12
1:36PM
0.11
3:25AM
0.10
2:13PM
0.10
3:56AM
0.08
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----5:20-------5:20-------5:22--
Sunset6:24-------6:24-------6:24-------
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cloud
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clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222222222232423222222222223232323232222222424
Feels °C (?)232324242524232423232425252524232425262425242524
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