Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is

20.4°C

Boca del Rio surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Boca del Rio today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 6PM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	18s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	18s
Evening (20 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	3	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1149	1263	1336	1245	1561	1401	1367	1591	1438	1420	1494	1589	1863	1929	2004	918	1193	1339	1208	1118	1031
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	S	S	SSE	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				4:53PM0.57m				4:23AM0.85m				5:28PM0.65m				5:04AM0.87m				5:58PM0.74m
Low Tide		10:49AM0.18m			9:54PM0.34m					11:19AM0.15m				10:50PM0.31m				11:45AM0.12m


	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	21	20	19	19	19	19	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	19	21	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	22	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	643	1263	1336	1245	1561	1401	1367	1591	1438	1420	1494	1589	1863	1929	2004	913	736	786	711	1118	1031
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 7	SSW 21	SW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	WNW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 15	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1149	520	529	473	165	224	193	9	45	99	253	149	21	547	211	918	1193	1339	1208	534	505
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	WNW 16	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 21	W 13	W 13	WNW 14	SSW 3	—	WNW 15	NW 14	WNW 15	NW 15	WNW 15	NW 15	NW 14	SSW 5
kJ	28	24	27	17	15	9	9	45	14	14	18	4	—	21	8	21	8	21	8	8	37
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 7	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	S 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	—	—
kJ	—	27	29	—	—	—	—	8	8	12	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	92	236	92	46	0	0	0	28	95	92	92	46	0	0	0	0	92	236	95	46	0
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Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	7	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	5

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