Ritoque Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 71.53° W

Ritoque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ritoque sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
4
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WNW
21
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.1
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
509
394
388
295
295
305
496
489
465
623
691
1111
862
888
1123
1388
1628
1573
2501
2384
2475
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
0
E
10
SE
10
SW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
0
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:03AM1.13m
4:05PM0.67m
4:11AM1.06m
5:54PM0.67m
5:32AM1.04m
7:21PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.40m
8:53PM0.52m
12:01PM0.40m
10:28PM0.56m
1:10PM0.36m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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7:03
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Temp °C
13
14
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
15
15
16
17
17
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
11
12
14
12
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
15
17
14
16
14
15
17
17
18
16
17
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