Beach
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Level 5/10

Boca Grandi

Aruba, Aruba
🌀Strong rips

Boca Grandi is Aruba's main surf spot—a beach break on the windswept southeast coast that picks up Atlantic swells. Known more for windsurfing and kitesurfing, but consistent waves attract a dedicated surf crew.

3-Day Forecast
Wed
29
0
Poor
0.6m
@7s
29km/h
Today
30
0
Poor
0.5m
@7s
29km/h
Fri
1
0
Poor
0.6m
@7s
30km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
0.6m
ENE(66°)
Score: 3/25
Period
7s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
29km/h
E(87°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
29°C
0.0mm87%
Windswell Component
1.1mE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.2mE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon
AM: 28 km/h E|PM: 28 km/h E
Lighter winds later (28 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

7:30 am
Low tide - -0.01m
11:30 am
High tide - 0.02m
10:30 pm
High tide - 0.19m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction12/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score19/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-17
🌊💨 Windswell-10
⚠️ Weak Component-15
📉 Undersized Swell-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score0/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score0
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Direction range
20° - 80°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
W (270°)
Offshore range
240° - 300°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.2m - 2.5m

Water temp

27°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Southeast Aruba. Island's surf hub.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Aruba's main surf spot.

Getting There

Airport
AUA
Drive time
30 min
Data quality
verified

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