Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ritoque today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 7PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ritoque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 623 | 691 | 934 | 862 | 834 | 1123 | 1388 | 1628 | 1573 | 2662 | 2537 | 2475 | 2287 | 2113 | 1919 | 1634 | 1592 | 1185 | 1185 | 911 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:54PM0.67m | 5:32AM1.04m | 7:21PM0.72m | 6:44AM1.06m | 8:07PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.40m | 10:28PM0.56m | 1:10PM0.36m | 00:12AM0.55m | 1:55PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 623 | 691 | 934 | 862 | 745 | 835 | 700 | 1628 | 1573 | 2662 | 2537 | 2475 | 2287 | 2113 | 1919 | 1634 | 1592 | 1185 | 1185 | 911 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WSW 9 | SW 20 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 33 | 160 | 400 | 640 | 834 | 1123 | 1388 | 711 | 668 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 154 | 209 | 154 | 111 | 31 | 186 | 588 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | W 8 | NW 15 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 13 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 20 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 31 | 54 | 96 | 251 | 303 | 184 | 96 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 80 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 134 | 25 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 21 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 56 | 111 | 320 | 444 | 462 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 494 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 64 | 28 | 70 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 564 | 1183 | 184 | 308 |
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