I land on the cliff with the storm breathing down my neck. You spot a flash of orange and feel the panic—two cubes still missing. I’ve learned how those minutes separate a clean run from a frantic scramble.
Ripped Tides sits in the bottom-left of the Chapter 7, season 2 map and it holds five Chaos Cubes you must collect to finish the scavenger portion of the quest. I’ll walk you straight to each one, show the tricks that save time, and point out the little traps players trip over when they rush the drop.
The salt smell and gull calls tell you you’re near the shoreline — find Chaos Cubes in or around Ripped Tides in Fortnite
Ripped Tides is a compact POI with tight alleys, rooftop spots, and a few beachfront hangouts. The mission asks you to gather five Chaos Cubes around this area; they’re small, shiny orange blocks that don’t appear on the map until you’re close enough for a white diamond marker to pop up.
I treat each drop like a surgical run: land fast, clear the immediate threat, then sweep the area. If you play solo, prioritize the rooftop and the skate-park statue first—those are easy snipes if someone else drops in. If you’re in a squad, split: one watches the sky while two clear buildings.
Tip: if the diamond marker is visible but the cube isn’t obvious, search inside crates, coolers, bushes, and under statues. Epic Games designed these cubes to be hidden in everyday props—so don’t skip the obvious clutter.
Where are the Chaos Cubes in Ripped Tides in Fortnite Chapter 7, season 2?
Short answer: five specific spots around the POI; I list each below with a quick grab path so you can move from one to the next without backtracking. If you want video walkthroughs, check YouTube creators who post short clips, or cross-check on Fortnite Tracker for map overlays.
The spray-painted walls and the half-buried cooler are landmarks — all Ripped Tides Chaos Cube locations in Fortnite
I map these to the visual cues you’ll actually see when you drop. Ripped Tides is a treasure map folded into a seaside postcard.
- Cube 1 — Outside the small metal building (east hill): Head to the small metal shed on the hill just east of the main cluster. The cube sits inside a wooden box propped against the building. Break the box with your pickaxe and collect it.
- Cube 2 — Next to the wooden shed (north hill): On the hill north of Ripped Tides you’ll find a tiny shed. The cube hides inside a bush on the shed’s right side. Swing a pickaxe through the foliage to reveal it.
- Cube 3 — Under the Fishstick statue (skate park): In the skate park near the west-middle of Ripped Tides there’s a statue of Fishstick on a broken surfboard above a shark’s mouth. Drop under the board and grab the cube sitting in the shark’s mouth.
- Cube 4 — On the beach (south of main area): South of the central buildings is a small beach setup: a blue cooler, a red chair, and a pink umbrella. The cube rests on top of the cooler—an obvious spot once you’re on the sand.
- Cube 5 — Inside the graffiti-covered building (central east): Find the brick wall with purple tentacles painted on it. Hop through the window into the tattoo parlor-esque room and the cube will be on a tattooing chair in the corner.
Each cube is a neon stitch in the island’s seams, visible if you slow your approach and scan props instead of open ground.
How do you collect Chaos Cubes in Ripped Tides?
Collecting is simple: get close enough for the white diamond to appear, then interact or break the container holding the cube. You can use a pickaxe on bushes, boxes, and coolers. Loot noise draws attention—if enemies are nearby, bait them with one teammate while another picks the cube.
For quick runs, land directly on the target roof or the beach cooler to skip most searches. If you want to study routes, streamers on Twitch often show efficient paths and Epic Games community updates sometimes shift spawn tendencies—keep an eye on patch notes.
Finish Ripped Tides and you can rotate to New Sanctuary or tackle other Season 2 missions—tracking The Foundation’s gear or decrypting an Imagined recording. If you want to shave minutes off a run, study a creator on YouTube or grab a map overlay from Fortnite Tracker and rehearse the route until it’s muscle memory.
Ready to drop in and make Ripped Tides yours?