Ritoque Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 71.53° W

Ritoque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ritoque sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.1° 

Ritoque surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ritoque today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 3AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Ritoque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
528
637
928
894
746
629
533
466
389
396
342
348
357
305
248
248
198
198
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
5
E
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
55
NNE
15
WNW
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:53AM1.06m
1:55PM1.26m
2:44AM1.07m
2:42PM1.09m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.05m
7:39AM0.25m
8:28PM0.14m
8:40AM0.35m
9:10PM0.22m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
3
2
4
5
3
5
6
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
12
12
12
12
14
10
11
13
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
10
10
10
12
13
12
11
11
10
3
7
9
10
14
13
11
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