Ritoque Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.83° S 71.53° W

Ritoque 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Ritoque sea temperature is
15.3°C
1.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ritoque at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
746
736
716
716
716
696
562
545
537
653
643
574
546
546
435
504
463
528
575
523
581
560
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
0
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:04PM1.11m
00:17AM1.39m
12:41PM1.01m
00:52AM1.35m
1:18PM0.92m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.08m
5:54PM0.15m
6:47AM0.12m
6:23PM0.22m
7:29AM0.19m
6:52PM0.30m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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7:07
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7:07
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7:55
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7:55
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7:57
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 mm
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2
1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
13
12
14
12
12
12
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
15
15
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