Check the Beach

Playa Bocana Vieja

Paita, Piura, Peru

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 10 am, sunset 6:16 pm
7 am
6.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Good
8 am
8.1
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
10 am
5.9
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.9
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.6
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.7
30 km/h18 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.5
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
4 pm
7.0
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.3
31 km/h19 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C76°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
1610 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2213 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.6Good7 am1811
8.1Great8 am2113
7.5Great9 am2314
5.9Good10 am2214
5.9Good11 am2113
6.0Good12 pm2113
5.6Good1 pm2515
5.7Good2 pm3018
6.5Good3 pm3119
7.0Great4 pm3119
7.3Great5 pm3119
7.4Great6 pm2918
Sat
6.3Good7 am1610
6.2Good8 am1610
6.5Good9 am2012
6.2Good10 am1710
6.5Good11 am138
6.2Good12 pm1610
7.3Great1 pm2113
6.9Good2 pm2616
7.7Great3 pm3019
7.4Great4 pm3321
7.0Great5 pm3120
6.8Good6 pm3220
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, <0.1 m. High at 2 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 8 pm, <0.1 mLow 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miLa Bocana (village)
Nearest airport
43 km27 miAeropuerto Internacional Capitán FAP Víctor Montes Arias (TYL)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.7 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 8%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 54%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 4 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu6.6 GoodBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 27%