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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
Today
16
0
Poor
1.0m
@9s
37km/h
Tue
17
11
Poor
1.5m
@10s
37km/h
Wed
18
7
Poor
1.2m
@10s
33km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.0m
NE(45°)
Score: 10/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 8/25
Wind
37km/h
ESE(102°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
27°C
0.0mm43%
Windswell Component
1.3mE@4s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

10:10 am
High tide - 0.06m
7:30 pm
Low tide - -0.11m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

0
Poor
Components
Swell Direction25/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period8/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score43/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-7
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-6
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°
Best window
morning

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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