Boca del Rio Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is
18.7° C
1.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
3
3
1
0
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
466
492
464
410
453
466
536
811
932
1162
1144
1044
946
878
878
790
761
736
792
384
441
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
WSW
5
S
5
E
0
ENE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
ENE
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:06AM0.87m
11:54PM0.88m
11:49AM0.74m
00:47AM0.86m
12:39PM0.62m
Low Tide
5:28PM0.08m
6:06AM0.25m
6:04PM0.14m
7:15AM0.30m
6:45PM0.20m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
16
16
Feels °C
17
18
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
16
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