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Bocapán

Tumbes, Contralmirante Villar - Zorritos · Intermediate Fair
0.9m
5/10
12s 1 km/h
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Bocapán - surf spot in Tumbes
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About Bocapán

Bocapán is a beach located in the district of Zorritos, province of Contralmirante Villar, in Tumbes, in northern Peru, known for its left-hand wave that breaks over a sand and rock bottom. It is a fun point break, ideal for intermediate surfers, with sections that shape up well and pleasant rides in a warm, tropical sea setting. The mild water all year round allows comfortable surfing without a wetsuit in any season. Beyond surfing, the area offers an interesting range of tourism: lodging, houses and apartments to rent, and humpback whale watching tours in season, one of the great natural spectacles of the north. Its proximity to the Zorritos beach town adds services and seafood cuisine. For the traveler exploring Tumbes, Bocapán is a stop that combines quality waves, warm water and nature, with the relaxed atmosphere of Peru's far north.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
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Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
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Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-3.7095°, -80.7346° Tumbes
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Bocapán — Tumbes

Current Conditions

Updated 16/09/2026 06:01

Fair
5/10

Waves

0.9m

10.5s period

Primary Swell

0.7m

12.1s WSW

Wind

1 km/h

Gusts 10 km/h SE

Secondary Swell

0.5m

4.1s WSW

Temp.

27.5°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

1.4

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:15
↓ 18:20
🌙
↑ 10:18
↓ 22:57
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 12:30 - 0.15m

Best Time to Surf Today

07:00 - 10:00

🌊 0.9m 💨 2 km/h
Fair 5/10 avg.

Today's Tides

High Tide

06:13

1.50m

Low Tide

12:30

0.15m

High Tide

18:46

1.43m

Weekly Summary

Today

0.9m-1.2m

12s

WSW WSW WSW
19 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

0.8m-1.2m

8s

WSW WSW WSW
16 km/h
🌗

Fri

0.8m-1.1m

8s

WSW WSW WSW
11 km/h
🌗

Sat

0.8m-1.0m

10s

WSW WSW WSW
14 km/h
🌗

Sun

0.7m-0.9m

11s

WSW WSW WSW
16 km/h
🌗

Mon

0.7m-1.0m

13s

WSW WSW WSW
15 km/h
🌖

Tue

0.7m-0.9m

10s

WSW WSW WSW
14 km/h
🌖

Wed

0.7m-0.8m

12s

WSW WSW WSW
13 km/h
🌖

Thu

0.6m-0.7m

12s

WSW WSW WSW
10 km/h
🌖

Fri

0.0m-0.0m

15 km/h
🌕

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

10 km/h
🌕

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 06:13 (1.50m) 12:30 (0.15m) 18:46 (1.43m)
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

238° WSW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

238° WSW
Period: 12s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

239° WSW
Period: 12s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 9s
⚡ 102 kJ
At night Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

238° WSW
Period: 12s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 6s
⚡ 102 kJ
Tides: 00:47 (0.34m) 06:51 (1.37m) 13:05 (0.29m) 19:30 (1.35m)
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

239° WSW
Period: 6s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 14 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

237° WSW
Period: 11s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 19s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

237° WSW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 72 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

238° WSW
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 29 kJ
Tides: 01:35 (0.51m) 07:30 (1.26m) 13:57 (0.39m) 20:30 (1.20m)
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

243° WSW
Period: 5s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 10 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

239° WSW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

239° WSW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

242° WSW
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 24 kJ
Tides: 02:22 (0.60m) 08:30 (1.15m) 15:03 (0.47m) 21:54 (1.12m)
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

242° WSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 31 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

241° WSW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 17s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

242° WSW
Period: 10s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

242° WSW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 40 kJ
Tides: 03:54 (0.68m) 10:00 (1.10m) 16:30 (0.49m) 23:30 (1.18m)
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.8m

236° SW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 19 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

233° SW
Period: 9s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 25 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

239° WSW
Period: 13s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 53 kJ
At night Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

240° WSW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 05:40 (0.66m) 11:30 (1.15m) 17:56 (0.45m)
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.8m

240° WSW
Period: 14s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 8s
⚡ 47 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

240° WSW
Period: 14s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 8s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

240° WSW
Period: 13s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Poor

0.8m - 1.0m

240° WSW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 00:30 (1.28m) 06:45 (0.56m) 12:35 (1.21m) 18:50 (0.33m)
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.8m

236° SW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 24 kJ
Midday Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

238° WSW
Period: 13s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 8s
⚡ 41 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.7m - 0.8m

238° WSW
Period: 13s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 41 kJ
At night Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

240° WSW
Period: 9s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 25 kJ
Morning Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

239° WSW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

239° WSW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

239° WSW
Period: 12s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

246° WSW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 38 kJ
Morning Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

240° WSW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Poor

0.6m - 0.7m

241° WSW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 25 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

241° WSW
Period: 12s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 10s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

240° WSW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 7s
⚡ 35 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
25 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
24 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
13 km/h
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
Midday
Afternoon
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
11 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Open-Meteo Copernicus
Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Wed 16 Sep 07:00 0.9m 10s 0.7m / 12s WSW 2 km/h 0.5m / 4s WSW - - 0.2 10+ km 1.45m
5
Wed 16 Sep 08:00 0.9m 11s 0.7m / 12s WSW 1 km/h 0.5m / 4s WSW - - 1.4 10+ km 1.25m
5
Wed 16 Sep 09:00 0.9m 11s 0.7m / 12s WSW 4 km/h 0.5m / 4s WSW - - 3.2 10+ km 0.95m
5
Wed 16 Sep 10:00 0.9m 11s 0.7m / 12s WSW 14 km/h 0.5m / 4s WSW - - 4.0 10+ km 0.61m
2
Wed 16 Sep 11:00 0.9m 10s 0.7m / 12s WSW 24 km/h 0.4m / 4s WSW - - 5.8 10+ km 0.33m
1
Wed 16 Sep 12:00 0.9m 10s 0.7m / 12s WSW 22 km/h 0.3m / 4s SW - 0.08 m/s 7.9 10+ km 0.17m
1

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Surf information for Bocapán

Bocapán is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Contralmirante Villar, Tumbes, Perú. The bottom surface is arena.

Today's conditions at Bocapán

Right now, Bocapán has waves of about 0.9m with a swell period of 12 seconds and SE (1 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Bocapán you can practice surf. You can get there by car.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Bocapán is around 28 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Bocapán

Is the wave at Bocapán a left or a right?
The wave at Bocapán breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Bocapán?
Bocapán is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
Where is Bocapán located?
Bocapán is located in Zorritos, Contralmirante Villar, Tumbes, Peru.
How do you get to Bocapán?
You can reach Bocapán by car.
What is the water temperature at Bocapán?
The water is around 28 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf

Access

auto

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Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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