Ritoque Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Imperial Version

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down this next stretch for Ritoque. We’ve got a bit of quiet to start, but there are a couple of windows that are going to make it worth paddling out. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

The first real call is Saturday the 15th. We’ve got a 6ft W swell with a 11-second period, and it’s flat glass. The energy is moderate, sitting at 968, and it’s gonna be clean. Saturday morning is the pick of that day—light rain, but the wind is dead calm. The afternoon backs off to 5ft, but it’s still clean and glassy. A solid start.

Sunday the 16th drops off. Swell falls to around 3ft, and the wind goes cross. It’s not terrible, but it’s not going to get your heart racing. Monday the 17th comes back to 3ft but with a glassy morning, so it’s rideable but nothing special.

Now, watch Tuesday the 18th. Morning pushes up to 5ft with a 12-second period, and the energy jumps into the moderate zone at 1047. The wind is cross, but it’s still surfable. Afternoon goes cross-on and choppy, so get in early.

Wednesday the 19th sees the swell jump to 6ft with a solid 16-second period. That’s a long-period groundswell. The energy is strong at 1753. But the wind is cross and there’s a bit of cross-chop. It’s got some punch, but it won’t be perfect.

Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st get messy. Thursday afternoon has a 8ft SW swell but the wind jumps to 25 km/h, making it a cross-chop mess. Friday the 21st is similar—8ft with moderate cross-shore winds. This is getting big and lumpy, and it’s expert territory. Powerful but messy.

Then we hit the standout. Saturday the 22nd. Morning brings a 7ft SW swell, a 10-second period, and the wind drops out to nothing—glassy as. The energy is moderate at 1050, but it’s clean. This is the one. The big, clean, powerful day. It’s not for beginners—it’s pushing into the heavy range—so you need to know what you’re doing. For the experienced crew, this is the best on offer. Get on it.

After that, it fades. Sunday the 23rd is blown out with fresh winds, and the swell drops. The next week looks quiet. There are some small, weak swells from 1ft to 3ft, and the energy is weak, under 500. A few light wind days, but not enough to get excited about. The period gets long, up to 21 seconds, but there just isn’t any size behind it. It’s a dead spell.

Hold on, though. The 28th of August looks promising. Friday the 28th morning has a 7ft W swell with a 12-second period, energy at 1215, and it’s glassy. That’s a big, clean swell. Again, for experienced surfers. And then the 29th of August Saturday morning comes in at 6ft with an offshore cross-off wind, keeping it clean. That’s another one to pencil in, but it’s still a ways out, so don’t book your flights yet.

So, bottom line: Saturday the 22nd is the clear standout for size and conditions. The 28th and 29th are the long-range promise. The rest is either small, messy, or too blown out. There will be a gap of quiet days in between. Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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