Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ritoque today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 11AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Ritoque. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 601 | 554 | 480 | 465 | 495 | 528 | 637 | 928 | 894 | 746 | 629 | 533 | 466 | 389 | 396 | 401 | 348 | 354 | 303 | 248 | 202 | 202 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10PM1.42m | 1:53AM1.06m | 1:55PM1.26m | 2:44AM1.07m | 2:42PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.16m | 7:47PM0.05m | 7:39AM0.25m | 8:28PM0.14m | 8:40AM0.35m | 9:10PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 601 | 554 | 480 | 465 | 495 | 528 | 637 | 928 | 894 | 746 | 629 | 533 | 466 | 389 | 396 | 401 | 348 | 354 | 303 | 248 | 202 | 202 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 394 | 324 | 382 | 358 | 336 | 251 | 247 | 239 | 227 | 219 | 215 | 219 | 231 | 235 | 227 | 215 | 172 | 172 | 151 | 149 | 119 | 117 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 12 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 388 | 90 | 127 | 74 | 54 | 108 | 24 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 549 | — | 190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 57 | 93 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 519 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 89 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
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