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Surf Break: Ritoque

Ritoque in Santiago is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Ritoque Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ritoque:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Papagayo	3 mi
Second closest break	Renaca	7 mi
Third closest break	El Claron	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Maitencillo	10 mi
Fifth closest break	Las Salinas	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ritoque:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	1269 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	3416 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	3433 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	3477 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	3477 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ritoque:
Closest tide station	Laguna, Brazil	1382 mi
Second closest tide station	Imbituba, Brazil	1396 mi
Third closest tide station	Florianópolis, Brazil	1415 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Itajaí, Brazil	1428 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Louis (Berkeley Sound), Falkland Islands	1459 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ritoque:
Closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	62 mi
Second closest ski area	Farellones (Chile)	65 mi
Third closest ski area	El Colorado (Chile)	80 mi
Fourth closest ski area	La Parva (Chile)	80 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	81 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ritoque:
Closest city location	Quintero (Chile)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Vina del Mar (Chile)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Quillota (Chile)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Quilpue (Chile)	17 mi
Fifth closest city location	Villa Alemana (Chile)	17 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to Ritoque is Arturo Merino Benitez International (Santiago) Airport (SCL) in Chile, which is 93 km (58 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to Ritoque is Los Cerrillos (Santiago) Airport (ULC), also in Chile, 106 km (66 miles) away.