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

Firing

2.0mSSW

@16s

9km/h

2.0m

@16s

9km/h

Tue

Good

1.9mSSW

@16s

7km/h

1.9m

@16s

7km/h

Wed

Good

1.9mSSW

@15s

8km/h

1.9m

@15s

8km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.0m

SSW(213°)

Score: 25/25

Period

16s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

9km/h

S(179°)

Score: 16/25

Weather

23°C

0.0mm32%

Windswell Component

0.1mSSE@1s

Secondary Swell

0.1mSSE

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:37 am

Low tide - -0.26m

6:15 am

High tide - 0.25m

11:43 am

Low tide - -0.17m

6:12 pm

High tide - 0.65m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Firing

Components

Swell Direction17/25

Swell Size25/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind16/25

Raw Score83/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score83

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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