Beach

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Level 4/10

Boca del Rio

Tacna, Peru

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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.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Good

2.6mSSW

@17s

10km/h

2.6m

@17s

10km/h

Mon

Good

2.0mSSW

@16s

10km/h

2.0m

@16s

10km/h

Tue

Good

2.0mSSW

@16s

11km/h

2.0m

@16s

11km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.6m

SSW(213°)

Score: 15/25

Period

17s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

10km/h

S(173°)

Score: 13/25

Weather

24°C

0.0mm4%

Windswell Component

0.1mSSE@1s

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

5:42 am

High tide - 0.16m

10:55 am

Low tide - -0.13m

5:37 pm

High tide - 0.62m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction17/25

Swell Size15/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind13/25

Raw Score70/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score70

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 size: 2.0m
Height multiplier: 0.92×
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.

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

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