Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ritoque today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 2AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ritoque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 128mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1396 | 2980 | 1628 | 850 | 698 | 523 | 639 | 363 | 257 | 342 | 309 | 277 | 336 | 672 | 658 | 658 | 646 | 665 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.03m | 12:25PM1.55m | 1:04AM1.05m | 1:10PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM-0.05m | 5:53AM0.10m | 7:05PM-0.01m | 6:45AM0.16m | 7:47PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 14 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | NNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 1396 | 2980 | 1628 | 1855 | 698 | 523 | 349 | 363 | 257 | 342 | 309 | 277 | 1567 | 672 | 658 | 658 | 646 | 665 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 15 | SW 13 | N 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 143 | 214 | 302 | 850 | 485 | 301 | 639 | 85 | 79 | 36 | 35 | 55 | 336 | 463 | 382 | 358 | 304 | 330 | 325 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 35 | — | 344 | 90 | 154 | 238 | — | 21 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 36 | 331 | 90 | 89 | 103 | 72 | 144 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | NNW 10 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 980 | — | 1042 | — | 1738 | 2212 | 3197 | 4026 | 3574 | 2806 | 2257 | 2873 | — | — | 284 | 195 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 184 | 184 | 494 | 358 | 358 | 420 | 564 | 739 | 739 | 494 | 494 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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