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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

1.7mSSW

@15s

6km/h

1.7m

@15s

6km/h

Tue

Good

1.6mSSW

@16s

6km/h

1.6m

@16s

6km/h

Wed

Good

2.7mSW

@17s

5km/h

2.7m

@17s

5km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.7m

SSW(201°)

Score: 19/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

6km/h

S(182°)

Score: 18/25

Weather

22°C

0.0mm43%

Secondary Swell

0.2mWNW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 3 km/h E|PM: 7 km/h SSW

Lighter winds early (3 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:03 am

High tide - 0.38m

11:46 am

Low tide - -0.24m

6:00 pm

High tide - 0.66m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction11/25

Swell Size19/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind18/25

Raw Score73/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score73

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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