When to queue
Go at 10am.
- Typical wait at 10am
- 1min
- At 7pm, its worst hour
- 9min
Seaworld San Antonio
Riptide Rescue wait times
- Typical wait
- 8min
- At its busiest
- 14min
- Shortest queue
- 11am
- Running
- 84%
8minTypical wait
A typical day, opening to close
Riptide Rescue at Seaworld San Antonio averages 8 minutes. It is shortest at 11am and worst at 7pm. It has run 84% of the park's opening hours recently.
Riptide Rescue queue times, day by day
Every reading through the day, against what Riptide Rescue usually does at that hour. Pick another day underneath.
Riptide Rescue over recent weeks
Typical waits from this ride's own recorded readings
Riptide Rescue has averaged about 8 minutes of queue across its recorded readings, peaking around 14 minutes, with the longest queues near 7pm, and the shortest near 11am. Pick a date below to see that day minute by minute.
- Typical
- 8min
- Peak
- 14min
- Running
- 84%
- Busiest at
- 7pm
Last 9 days, tap one
Which day
Pick a Thursday.
- Typical wait on a Thursday
- 0min
- On a Saturday
- 12min
Does Riptide Rescue break down?
Now and then.
It was running 84% of the time Seaworld San Antonio was open over the last two weeks, so it was down about 10 minutes in every opening hour.
- Running, share of opening hours
- 84%
- Queue readings recorded
- 4,301
The record
30 minutes.
The longest queue Riptide Rescue has held, on Sunday 11 October.
Every ride at Seaworld San Antonio →When is the Riptide Rescue queue shortest?
Usually at 10am, about 1 minutes, against 9 at 7pm. Turning up at the right hour saves 8 minutes on a single ride.
Riptide Rescue queue times by hour
Typical wait, last 90 days · minutes
28a
39a
110a
211a
512p
31p
32p
43p
44p
55p
66p
97p
98p
79p
Walk on under 10 minShort 10-19 minModerate 20-34 minLong 35-59 minVery long 60 min and up
Best time to ride Riptide Rescue
10am on a Thursday
Riptide Rescue averages 1 minutes at 10am. The longest queue it has ever held is 30 minutes.
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Which day is quietest for Riptide Rescue?
Thursday, at 0 minutes on average, against 12 on Saturday.
Riptide Rescue by day of the week
9 days with a recorded queue
- Mon5m
- Thu0m
- Fri6m
- Sat12m
- Sun10m
Does Riptide Rescue break down?
It ran 88% of Seaworld San Antonio's opening hours across 9 recorded days, and is improving. It ran without a recorded stop on Wednesday 21 Oct.
Uptime and closures
88% of opening hours · 9 days recorded
↑ improving88%
Good
Running 88% of the minutes Seaworld San Antonio was open.
Each square is one day, its share of opening hours running. Tap a day to open it above.
How long can the Riptide Rescue queue get?
The worst queue recorded for Riptide Rescue was 30 minutes on Sunday 11 Oct.
Longest Riptide Rescue queues on record
Peaks in the last 14 days · Every one a real date
- 1Sunday 11 Oct30m
- 2Saturday 10 Oct20m
- 3Saturday 17 Oct20m
- 4Friday 9 Oct10m
- 5Monday 12 Oct10m
- 6Friday 16 Oct10m
- 7Sunday 18 Oct5m
Which months are busiest for Riptide Rescue?
October runs longest at 10 minutes on average, and May is quietest at 5.
Riptide Rescue through the year
All-time average by month · minutes
6Feb
7Mar
6Apr
5May
5Jun
6Jul
5Aug
6Sep
10Oct
About Riptide Rescue
Riptide Rescue is one of 13 rides tracked at Seaworld San Antonio, 10th longest of 13 by usual wait. It queues about 8 minutes on a typical day, shorter than the 22-minute park average.
Riptide Rescue has averaged about 8 minutes of wait over recent weeks, and is typically busiest around 7pm and quietest around 11am. Over the last two weeks it has been open around 84% of the park's operating hours. It's typically quietest on Mondays and busiest on Saturdays.
How we measure
- Readings
- The queue time Seaworld San Antonio publishes for this ride, read every few minutes while the park is open.
- By hour
- This ride's own last 90 days, within opening hours.
- Day by day
- Its last 14 days.
- Running
- The share of the park's open minutes the ride was running.
Frequently asked
What's the current wait time for Riptide Rescue?
The live wait time for Riptide Rescue at Seaworld San Antonio is shown at the top of this page and refreshed directly from the park's own ride system. Check live Riptide Rescue wait times.
Is Riptide Rescue open right now?
The live status badge at the top of this page shows whether Riptide Rescue is open or closed right now - it updates automatically from Seaworld San Antonio's own ride system. Over the last couple of weeks, Riptide Rescue has been open around 84% of Seaworld San Antonio's operating hours. You can also see the live status of every ride at Seaworld San Antonio.
What's the best time of day to ride Riptide Rescue?
Based on historical wait time data, Riptide Rescue is typically quietest around 11am. For most rides the queue is shortest in the first hour after the park opens and the last hour before it closes, with midday through mid-afternoon the busiest window.
What is the best day to ride Riptide Rescue?
Riptide Rescue is usually quietest on Mondays, and busiest on Saturdays based on recent weeks - visit on a Monday for shorter waits.
How long is the line for Riptide Rescue usually?
Over recent weeks, Riptide Rescue has averaged about 8 minutes, with lines usually longest around 7pm. Wait times usually build through the morning, peak from midday to mid-afternoon, then ease off before close. Weekends and school holidays run noticeably longer than quiet weekdays. This page shows today's live wait time, the day's average, hourly breakdowns and the full history of peak lines for Riptide Rescue at Seaworld San Antonio.
Is Riptide Rescue often closed or broken down?
Over the last two weeks, Riptide Rescue has been running about 84% of the time. We track Riptide Rescue's uptime and downtime automatically - see the "Reliability" and "Downtime History" panels on this page for its full record over the last 30 days, including any current closures and how long they've lasted.
Where can I find Riptide Rescue at Seaworld San Antonio?
Riptide Rescue is at Seaworld San Antonio - see the park map and full ride list for its exact location. The Seaworld San Antonio page also shows which rides nearby have the shortest lines right now.
Can I get wait time alerts for Riptide Rescue?
Yes - create a free alert and we'll notify you when Riptide Rescue's wait time drops below your chosen threshold (for example, "tell me when Riptide Rescue is under 20 minutes"). Great for timing your sprint from across the park.
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