El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.5° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (11 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
157
150
147
147
232
228
209
289
279
223
218
167
292
298
214
211
177
268
264
261
196
220
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:36AM1.33m
5:47PM1.17m
6:23AM1.43m
6:36PM1.22m
7:07AM1.49m
7:21PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.21m
11:49PM0.05m
12:35PM0.14m
00:35AM0.02m
1:20PM0.10m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
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7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
24
Feels °C
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
25
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