Boca del Rio 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.16° S 70.69° W

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Boca del Rio sea temperature is

18.2° 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 (12 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 12AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (12 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	14s
Evening (12 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	969	1038	722	950	837	837	781	679	669	659	1493	1418	1145	996	1099	969	866	805	700	700	615	602	580	649
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	WSW	ENE	ESE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	WNW	E	SE	NNE	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SE	E	SSE	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		5:12PM0.55m				6:05AM1.11m				6:20PM0.55m				6:59AM1.20m					7:20PM0.58m				7:51AM1.26m
Low Tide				10:58PM0.08m					1:06PM0.13m			11:57PM0.04m					1:59PM0.05m			00:53AM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—
	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	17	18	18	16	15	15	15	15	18	19
Feels °C	17	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 15
kJ	969	1038	722	950	837	837	781	679	669	659	1493	1418	1145	996	1099	969	866	805	700	700	615	506	389	649
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 8	WSW 12	SSW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	WSW 10	W 14	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 24	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 12
kJ	44	81	151	68	46	46	243	399	399	346	19	4	71	49	22	20	116	194	376	465	580	602	580	292
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 21	SSW 18	SSW 18	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	W 15	—	W 14	—	SW 24	WSW 22	WSW 10	WSW 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	94	78	69	18	66	109	46	45	43	33	4	—	4	—	22	49	18	17	51	86	29	31	125	87
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Cosa Tarapaca	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Caleta Sama Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Las Machas Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Caletita Buena Tarapaca	Caletita Buena Tarapaca
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	236	0	0	0	0	0	28	92	92	0	0	0	0	0	0	92	46	0	0	0	0	0	155	155
Best forecast wave conditions in Arequipa, Moquegua and Tacna		El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	Piedras Negras	Piedras Negras	Punta Bombon	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	Piedras Negras	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo	El Olon de Ilo
Rating (10 max)		4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru	La Herradura Lima	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Punta Bombon Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Islote Zarate Ica	Islote Zarate Ica	Islote Zarate Ica	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Piedras Negras Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Olon de Ilo Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Herradura Lima	La Herradura Lima
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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