Ritoque Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with a look at what we’ve got.

It’s a slow burner, with one real standout window of quality for the experienced crew. The rest of the 16 days is mostly average to poor.

Right out of the gate, Friday afternoon the 28th at Ritoque is the best we’ll see. We’ve got a solid 8 ft swell rolling in from the WSW with a beefy 13-second period. The combined energy is pumping hard at 2283, real strong. And the kicker? The wind is glassy—dead clean—coming in light from the WNW. Water temps are about 57°, normal for the time of year. This is excellent surf, but that 8 ft is on the big side, so it’s really only for experienced surfers. It’s looking more like a kite-surfing setup for the rest of the beach.

Saturday morning the 29th drops to 6 ft WSW with a 12-second period, but that clean wind is gone, replaced by a light cross-onshore breeze (1071 combined energy). It’s still rideable but not clean. By Saturday afternoon the wind picks up to 12 mph from the SW, and it gets choppy and poor.

Sunday the 30th through to Monday the 2nd of September is a bit of a waste. Swells shrink from 6 ft down to 2 ft, with persistent cross-onshore winds. The period on the 2nd does jump to 18 seconds, a very long period groundswell, but with only a 2 ft swell and moderate cross-onshore wind, there’s no push and it’ll be messy. That long period will shut down on a beach break anyway.

The next date that catches my eye is Thursday the 3rd of September. The swell bumps back to 4 ft from the WSW with a very long 16-second period, and the combined energy is back up to 1040. The wind is light cross-shore, so the surface will have some slight chop but it’s a big improvement. Not a standout, but closer to a worthwhile session.

Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th are smaller and more of the same.

Looking into the second week, conditions are still struggling. Sunday the 6th of September has a 5 ft SW swell with a 15-second period and light cross-onshore winds. It’s marginal but more promising than the 7th or 8th, where the onshore wind picks up and creates chop.

Wednesday the 9th has 5 ft from the SW with a 14-second period, but that moderate onshore wind ruins it. After that, the swell fades. From the 10th through the 12th, we’re looking at small, weak surf below 4 ft with very low combined energy, barely cracking 500. It’s a dead end for the rest of the run.

The standout call? Get on that Friday afternoon the 28th at Ritoque if you can handle the size. Otherwise, you’re fighting chop and small swell for two weeks. Might be a good time to check your gear.

Stay tuned, Rusty.

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