Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 3AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
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
1573
2191
2285
2003
1929
1904
1880
1339
1138
1011
813
802
791
696
605
588
570
330
371
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ENE
5
SE
0
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:18AM0.86m
1:12PM0.45m
1:26AM0.83m
2:50PM0.45m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.26m
7:50AM0.25m
5:55PM0.31m
9:09AM0.24m
7:16PM0.35m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
18
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
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20
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21
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