Ritoque Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s coming our way for Ritoque. The window opens with a bit of a mixed bag – some clean, fun waves early on, then a few days of windy chaos, before a solid run of glassy, punchy swells later in the week and into the next. Keep your eyes on Thursday the 23rd and Friday the 24th – those are the real standouts.

We kick off on Wednesday the 15th with a solid start. Morning brings a 6ft WSW groundswell (879 combined energy), cross-off breeze from the NNE at 9 mph, and the call is clean. That’s a good, surfable wave. Then arvo goes glassy – a 4ft WNW swell, 3 mph ENE wind, dead calm. That’s the kind of session you paddle out for without thinking. Water temp is sitting about average for the time of year.

Thursday the 16th is a write-off. Strong N winds, 16 mph in the morning picking up to 31 mph in the afternoon with cross-off conditions, but the swell is a messy 8ft NW with short 7-second period. Dirty, choppy, no good. Friday the 17th is even worse – heavy rain, near gale-force winds, and a weak, jumbled 3ft to 4ft SW swell. Skip it.

Saturday the 18th has a bit of hope. Morning is marginal with a 3ft SSW groundswell and light cross-shore, but the afternoon turns glassy again with a 4ft WNW swell at 9 seconds. That’ll be clean and fun for the patient. Sunday the 19th is a beauty – offshore ENE breeze at 6 mph, a 4ft W groundswell, 11 seconds, and clean conditions. Monday the 20th morning is glassy again with a 3ft SW swell, but the afternoon gets blown out by a cross-onshore SW wind.

Then we hit a rough patch from Tuesday the 21st to Wednesday the 22nd morning – strong winds, messy seas, and poor quality. But Wednesday arvo on the 22nd turns glassy again with a 5ft W swell – a nice little evening session.

Now, the real highlight – Thursday the 23rd. Morning: 7ft WSW groundswell, 10 seconds, glassy calm, 1125 combined energy. This is big, clean, and powerful. Afternoon gets even better: 8ft WSW, 12 seconds, 1709 combined energy, still glassy. This is expert-level – over 8ft, so only for the experienced crew. The swell direction matches the optimum SW perfectly, and with zero wind, it’s going to be epic. Crowds are possible, as it’s Ritoque, but when it’s this good, you’ll put up with it.

Friday the 24th keeps the quality high. Morning: 6ft SW groundswell, 12 seconds, cross-off S wind at 9 mph, 1085 energy – clean and powerful. Afternoon holds at 7ft SW, 12 seconds, but with a slight cross-shore chop, so it’s a bit less perfect. Still, a great day.

Saturday the 25th is glassy again with a 5ft SW swell – clean, fun, and much more manageable. Sunday the 26th drops right off – tiny 2ft SW swell with a very long 18-second period, marginal and weak. That’s a rest day.

Monday the 27th and Tuesday the 28th bring back some size – 5ft to 6ft WNW groundswells, cross-off winds, clean. Worth a look. Wednesday the 29th is a big one: 8ft W groundswell, 14 seconds, 2261 combined energy – that’s a serious amount of water moving. It’s light cross-shore, but the period is so long (over 15 seconds) that it’ll be walled up and straight at a beach break like Ritoque. This one is better for the point breaks or reefs, but if you’re a confident charger, it’ll be a beast. Thursday the 30th finishes the window with a glassy 5ft WSW swell – clean, smooth, and a great way to end.

So, the standout? Without a doubt, Thursday the 23rd – glassy, 8ft WSW groundswell, perfect direction, and 1709 energy. That’s the one to circle on the calendar. Friday the 24th morning is a close second. The rest of the window has plenty of clean, fun waves, but those two days are the real deal.

Rusty

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