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Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is
20.7°C
2.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 10AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (16 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
4
4
3
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
628
605
1109
1573
2191
2285
2003
1929
1904
1880
1339
1237
1011
813
802
791
696
605
588
570
330
371
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
S
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:52AM0.48m
00:18AM0.86m
1:12PM0.45m
1:26AM0.83m
2:50PM0.45m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.23m
4:59PM0.26m
7:50AM0.25m
5:55PM0.31m
9:09AM0.24m
7:16PM0.35m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:44
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Temp °C
18
18
20
21
20
19
18
18
18
19
20
21
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
18
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
18
20
19
20
21
21
20
19
20
19
20
20
21
21
20
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