El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
825
746
642
547
468
390
378
271
263
258
210
206
164
145
100
97
116
217
207
198
169
164
161
135
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:53PM1.14m
5:45AM1.30m
5:51PM1.18m
6:36AM1.39m
6:45PM1.20m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.29m
11:06PM0.06m
11:49AM0.22m
11:59PM0.01m
12:44PM0.16m
00:49AM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
25
26
25
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
24
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