Ritoque Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 71.53° W

Ritoque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ritoque sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 7PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)--
Afternoon (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1494
1254
1108
1092
1077
1155
1123
1044
933
839
827
814
744
814
744
809
809
796
796
772
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:40PM0.91m
8:23AM1.13m
9:08PM1.03m
9:02AM1.16m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.24m
2:15AM0.41m
2:57PM0.19m
2:58AM0.32m
3:24PM0.14m
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
11
12
11
11
11
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