Ritoque Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 71.53° W

Ritoque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ritoque sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 6AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
0.9
WSW
11
1.3
SW
7
1.2
SW
7
1.2
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1
SW
8
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.5
W
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
557
459
399
189
174
156
169
125
128
131
111
91
77
77
60
49
154
147
142
133
129
129
144
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
W
5
ENE
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
E
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
glassy
High Tide
6:14AM1.08m
7:23PM0.71m
7:20AM1.14m
8:16PM0.76m
8:09AM1.21m
8:52PM0.82m
Low Tide
1:37PM0.40m
00:26AM0.48m
2:26PM0.32m
1:26AM0.42m
3:02PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
19
15
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
15
15
17
17
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
14
12
12
11
13
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