Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ritoque today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 4AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ritoque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1427 | 1388 | 1310 | 1327 | 987 | 1094 | 812 | 659 | 585 | 400 | 393 | 380 | 374 | 355 | 337 | 352 | 395 | 423 | 364 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47PM0.84m | 3:37AM1.08m | 3:57PM0.73m | 4:52AM1.06m | 5:47PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM0.38m | 10:40AM0.47m | 9:40PM0.46m | 12:21PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
1427 | 1388 | 1310 | 1327 | 987 | 1094 | 812 | 659 | 585 | 400 | 393 | 380 | 374 | 355 | 217 | 340 | 328 | 270 | 202 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | W 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 13 | WSW 13 |
149 | 108 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 99 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 44 | — | 79 | 184 | 278 | 325 | 313 | 303 | 337 | 337 | 337 | 352 | 395 | 423 | 364 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 325 | 420 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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