Ritoque Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 71.53° W

Ritoque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ritoque sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
354
323
318
309
299
346
320
895
805
325
407
502
836
821
844
1006
1115
1672
1708
1576
1427
1388
1310
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:10AM1.19m
1:17PM1.15m
1:52AM1.17m
1:59PM0.99m
2:40AM1.13m
2:47PM0.84m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.23m
7:30PM0.19m
8:07AM0.33m
8:05PM0.29m
9:12AM0.42m
8:45PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
16
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
14
12
12
11
11
11
9
10
13
12
12
12
12
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