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Ritoque surf break

Ritoque surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 -04
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Ritoque surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ritoque sea temperature is
18.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ritoque today?

The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
!
!
!
2
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121211101010101010101011111111121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31402733242922702049192218601739148213741251109098410881220129015021796190318381746218121812744
Wind
(km/h)
0
ESE
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassononcross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22AM
0.81
10:24PM
1.34
10:58AM
0.84
11:01PM
1.40
11:31AM
0.87
11:35PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.25
3:42PM
0.32
5:14AM
0.19
4:21PM
0.27
5:48AM
0.14
4:57PM
0.23
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:52-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset----8:57-------8:55-------8:55---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161719192019171616171919201918171717191919171717
Feels °C (?)161718171717161517171817191818181716171718171818
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