Ritoque Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the table for Ritoque over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the first few days are a bit of a write-off. We’ve got some knee to waist high swell pushing in from the SW, but that cross-onshore wind is just tearing it up. The water’s sitting at about average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. Wednesday morning the 2nd has a 3ft SW swell with a super long 18-second period, but the 6 mph cross-onshore breeze makes it messy. The combined energy is a moderate 576, but it’s just not clean. Later that day and into Thursday, the wind picks up to 12-16 mph and it gets choppy and ugly. Honestly, you’d be fighting a losing battle.

Friday the 4th is a bit bigger, with a 4ft SW swell in the morning, but that 12 mph cross-onshore wind is still spoiling it. The wave energy is strong at 1015, but the quality is poor. Saturday the 5th offers a glimmer – the swell drops back to 4ft in the afternoon with a long 18-second period, and the wind eases to a gentle 9 mph cross-onshore. The energy is still strong at 1364, but it’s only a *marginal* call. Not something I’d get excited about.

Now, Sunday the 6th is where things get a little interesting. The morning sees a 5ft SW swell (15-second period) with the wind turning onshore from the WSW at just 6 mph. That’s a light breeze, and the forecast suggests it could be glassy. The combined energy is a robust 1340. This is the best-looking window in the whole run. It’s not perfect, but that’s the cleanest wind we’ll see. If you’re free, that Sunday morning is the standout.

After that, it’s a slow decline. Monday the 7th through Wednesday the 9th sees dropping swell (2ft to 5ft) with light cross-onshore or onshore winds, but the energy fades from 761 down to 317. The breaks are inconsistent and the quality is marginal at best. Thursday the 10th gets a nasty 22 mph cross-shore wind with a 7ft windswell – that’s a kite surfer’s day, not a paddle surfer’s.

We get a late pulse on Saturday the 12th with a 6ft SW swell and a 6 mph onshore wind, giving a moderate energy of 674, but it’s still a marginal call. The following week is more of the same – waist to chest high, with onshore or cross-onshore winds, and the energy drops further. Sunday the 13th has a 4ft W swell with a glassy 3 mph onshore wind, but it’s a rare clean moment in a long stretch of mediocrity.

Overall, if you’re looking for a session, aim for Sunday morning, September 6th. That’s the cleanest, most powerful swell we’ve got. The rest of the run is a patience game – the surf is there, but the wind is just not playing ball.

Rusty.

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