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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 -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
16.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Boca del Rio today?

The current surf forecast for Boca del Rio at 3AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121211111111111111111111121312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)689657646635561505497480411396389344263303314278237315338473442403355344
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
1.04
6:20PM
0.66
6:26AM
1.06
7:00PM
0.74
7:05AM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.06
11:54PM
0.14
1:08PM
0.03
12:42AM
0.11
1:39PM
0.02
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---5:35-------5:35-------5:33----
Sunset------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414141718171515141414171717151514141417171615
Feels °C (?)141413131616161515141414161516151514141416151515
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Boca del Rio (calm at Arica 43 km from Boca del Rio). 1.4m 12s groundswell from the SW to make surfable waves.

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