Beach

both

Level 4/10

Boca del Rio

Tacna, Peru

🌀Strong rips🚫Pollution

Boca del Rio is Tacna's main beach resort, located near the Chilean border. The river mouth beach break offers consistent waves in Peru's southernmost surfable region.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

3.3mSSW

@15s

10km/h

Wed

Fair

2.6mSSW

@15s

7km/h

Thu

Poor

2.3mSSW

@15s

8km/h

Fri

Poor

2.3mSSW

@15s

9km/h

Sat

Poor

2.5mSSW

@15s

9km/h

Sun

Poor

2.4mSSW

@15s

10km/h

Mon

Poor

2.1mSSW

@14s

10km/h

Tue

Poor

2.2mSSW

@15s

11km/h

Wed

Poor

2.4mSSW

@15s

12km/h

Today

Tue, Jan 20

3.3m @ 15s SSW

10 km/h S

Wed

Wed, Jan 21

2.6m @ 15s SSW

7 km/h SSE

Thu

Thu, Jan 22

2.3m @ 15s SSW

8 km/h S

Fri

Fri, Jan 23

2.3m @ 15s SSW

9 km/h S

Sat

Sat, Jan 24

2.5m @ 15s SSW

9 km/h S

Sun

Sun, Jan 25

2.4m @ 15s SSW

10 km/h S

Mon

Mon, Jan 26

2.1m @ 14s SSW

10 km/h S

Tue

Tue, Jan 27

2.2m @ 15s SSW

11 km/h SSW

Wed

Wed, Jan 28

2.4m @ 15s SSW

12 km/h S

Today's Conditions

Swell

3.3m

SSW(210°)

Score: 0/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

10km/h

S(183°)

Score: 3/25

Weather

23°C

0.0mm77%

Windswell Component

0.1mSSE@1s

Secondary Swell

0.5mW

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

morning

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Swell Direction

7/25

How well swell angle matches the spot

Swell Size

0/25

Wave height in the ideal range

Swell Period

25/25

Each spot has different period requirements. Points and reefs can handle longer periods than beaches.

Wind

3/25

Offshore/glassy conditions

Total Score35/100

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (225°)
Direction range: 205° - 260°
Size range: 0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (90°)
Offshore range: 50° - 130°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: all
Optimal range: 0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

15°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Tacna's beach resort. Near Chilean border.

Getting There

Airport

TCQ

Drive time

60 min

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round. Near Chilean border.

Data Quality

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