Ritoque Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 71.53° W

Ritoque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ritoque sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
307
280
655
713
892
907
1532
2385
3359
4440
4948
5078
4704
4050
3578
3025
2525
2344
2212
2182
2053
1844
1648
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:22AM1.35m
9:51PM0.95m
9:54AM1.39m
10:20PM1.01m
10:25AM1.40m
10:50PM1.08m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.27m
4:01PM0.13m
3:26AM0.21m
4:27PM0.09m
4:01AM0.16m
4:53PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:25
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
10
11
11
9
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