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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.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.1mSSW

@9s

10km/h

1.1m

@9s

10km/h

Mon

Good

2.4mSSW

@17s

11km/h

2.4m

@17s

11km/h

Tue

Fair

3.2mSSW

@15s

12km/h

3.2m

@15s

12km/h

Wed

Fair

2.7mSSW

@13s

12km/h

2.7m

@13s

12km/h

Thu

Good

2.0mSSW

@17s

10km/h

2.0m

@17s

10km/h

Fri

Good

1.7mSSW

@15s

10km/h

1.7m

@15s

10km/h

Sat

Firing

1.8mSW

@16s

10km/h

1.8m

@16s

10km/h

Sun

Good

2.4mSSW

@16s

10km/h

2.4m

@16s

10km/h

Mon

Good

2.5mSSW

@16s

10km/h

2.5m

@16s

10km/h

Tue

Good

2.5mSSW

@16s

10km/h

2.5m

@16s

10km/h

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

1.1m

SSW(205°)

Score: 11/25

Period

Short period / windswell

Score: 4/25

Wind

10km/h

S(191°)

Score: 11/25

Weather

19°C

0.0mm56%

Secondary Swell

0.9mSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 2 km/h ENE|PM: 13 km/h SSW

2 km/h vs 13 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:55 am

High tide - 0.34m

6:30 am

Low tide - -0.11m

12:46 pm

High tide - 0.60m

7:36 pm

Low tide - -0.34m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction13/25

Swell Size11/25

Swell Period4/25

Wind11/25

Raw Score39/100

Adjustments

🌊 Tide+1

Adjusted Score40/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score40

🌊 Partly in the tide window

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°

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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