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Ritoque, Chile

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Quintero, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: René Cumplido, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ritoque

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (257°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (77°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in July, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in January, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually May, with about 3 good days in 7; in October, November and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Quintero, 6.5 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 13°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to Ritoque.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in QuinteroAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Ritoque does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct604 ft11 scrumbling295kJ19°C
Mon 19Oct604 ft13 scrumbling573kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct385 ft12 scrumbling631kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct475 ft10 scrumbling521kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct465 ft10 scrumbling362kJ18°C
Fri 23Oct524 ft9 scrumbling263kJ16°C
Sat 24Oct594 ft9 scrumbling195kJ16°C
Sun 25Oct373 ft10 scrumbling155kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct484 ft5 smushy74kJ20°C
Tue 27Oct533 ft11 scrumbling286kJ18°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 1h 55 by road. About 20h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Ritoque

    Best 12:00 to 15:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Ritoque

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Ritoque

    Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Ritoque

    Best 18:00 to 21:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Ritoque

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to SCL, changing at ATL, then 1h 55 by road. About 20h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Quintero each day: Punta Liles, Puntilla Sanfuentes, Ritoque, ventana.

The trip from Quintero, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £915–£1,765 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SCL, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£505–£1,045
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£60–£100
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£130–£215
Food7 days eating out£130–£245
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£55–£95
Total£915–£1,765

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Quintero

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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