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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
3
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1
SW
21
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
1.4
SW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
2
SSW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1086
1083
976
961
796
824
667
657
590
540
531
531
890
1650
1162
1452
2002
1965
1860
2316
2490
2238
2162
1900
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:13AM0.94m
11:53PM0.46m
12:04PM0.90m
1:04AM0.44m
12:58PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.22m
6:32PM0.21m
4:46AM0.26m
7:36PM0.22m
5:35AM0.31m
8:36PM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
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5:20
5:20
5:19
5:19
Temp °C
18
18
21
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
19
19
21
21
22
20
20
20
18
19
20
19
19
19
21
20
20
21
20
20
19
21
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
18
2
SSW
18
2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
Energy kJ
1086
1083
976
961
796
824
667
657
590
540
531
531
531
1650
1162
1452
1346
1095
993
2316
2490
940
1006
1094
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
S
7
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
21
0.9
SSW
21
1.1
SW
20
1.4
SW
20
1.7
SSW
19
1.7
SW
18
1.7
SW
18
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
30
17
17
37
24
97
97
157
255
370
437
444
890
777
908
1379
2002
1965
1860
977
972
2238
2162
1900
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
SW
20
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
26
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
24
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
22
0.8
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
Energy kJ
7
18
16
17
60
3
3
26
57
141
140
382
295
37
334
125
14
84
104
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
0
0
92
92
92
51
0
0
0
0
92
92
51
51
0
0
46
0
235
235
92
28
46
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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