Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.3° 

El Loco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Loco today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at El Loco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
184
188
191
191
191
188
184
182
178
141
136
128
235
92
90
90
81
66
75
73
70
70
Wind (km/h)
0
NW
0
WNW
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:24AM1.22m
4:57PM1.13m
4:59AM1.28m
5:34PM1.21m
5:35AM1.32m
6:11PM1.28m
Low Tide
10:42AM0.23m
10:43PM0.30m
11:16AM0.12m
11:24PM0.23m
11:51AM0.04m
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:27
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6:27
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 mm
2
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1
2
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
32
31
30
30
30
31
29
30
32
31
29
31
31
30
29
29
30
31
30
29
29
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