Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.1°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
205
198
240
188
188
191
188
284
289
236
236
232
220
228
224
70
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
0
SSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:16PM1.29m
7:19AM1.27m
7:49PM1.26m
7:51AM1.18m
8:23PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:12AM0.18m
1:28PM0.07m
1:48AM0.21m
1:59PM0.11m
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:30
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6:30
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 mm
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2
2
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1
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5
1
3
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Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
29
30
31
29
29
29
30
29
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
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