Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ritoque today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 8AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Ritoque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 137 | 181 | 177 | 236 | 553 | 637 | 629 | 608 | 691 | 778 | 768 | 641 | 584 | 568 | 482 | 437 | 362 | 288 | 236 | 284 | 322 | 340 | 1189 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:51AM1.60m | 10:26PM1.04m | 10:36AM1.60m | 11:08PM1.11m | 11:18AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.11m | 4:33PM-0.05m | 4:04AM0.06m | 5:12PM-0.06m | 4:52AM0.04m | 5:48PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 13 |
| kJ | 137 | 137 | 92 | 89 | 236 | 553 | 637 | 629 | 608 | 691 | 778 | 768 | 641 | 584 | 568 | 482 | 437 | 362 | 288 | 170 | 284 | 322 | 340 | 1189 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 181 | 177 | 67 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 101 | 14 | 49 | 46 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 236 | 229 | 180 | 222 | 225 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | — | SW 9 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 12 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | W 16 | WNW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 101 | 66 | 71 | 73 | 34 | 33 | 44 | — | 21 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 71 | 180 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 37 | 46 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 308 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 308 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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