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

Firing

2.1mSW

@15s

10km/h

2.1m

@15s

10km/h

Thu

Firing

1.9mSW

@17s

10km/h

1.9m

@17s

10km/h

Fri

Fair

2.2mSW

@19s

12km/h

2.2m

@19s

12km/h

Sat

Good

2.5mSSW

@17s

11km/h

2.5m

@17s

11km/h

Sun

Good

2.1mSSW

@16s

9km/h

2.1m

@16s

9km/h

Mon

Good

1.7mSSW

@16s

10km/h

1.7m

@16s

10km/h

Tue

Good

1.3mSW

@17s

8km/h

1.3m

@17s

8km/h

Wed

Good

1.5mSW

@16s

10km/h

1.5m

@16s

10km/h

Thu

Firing

1.6mSW

@16s

9km/h

1.6m

@16s

9km/h

Fri

Good

1.2mSW

@17s

9km/h

1.2m

@17s

9km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.1m

SW(217°)

Score: 23/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

10km/h

SSE(156°)

Score: 13/25

Weather

21°C

0.0mm22%

Windswell Component

0.1mSSE@1s

Secondary Swell

0.2mW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 6 km/h ENE|PM: 10 km/h S

Lighter winds early (6 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Swell

Wind

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Tide Times

3:30 am

Low tide - -0.15m

10:47 am

High tide - 0.57m

6:06 pm

Low tide - -0.13m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Firing

Components

Swell Direction19/25

Swell Size23/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind13/25

Raw Score80/100

Adjustments

🌊 Tide+3

Adjusted Score83/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score83

🌊 Mostly in the tide window

Location & Conditions

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Swell

Wind

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (225°)
Direction range: 205° - 260°
Size range: 0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size: 2.0m
Height multiplier: 0.92×
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

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

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.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round. Near Chilean border.

Getting There

Airport

TCQ

Drive time

60 min

Data quality

community

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