El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.2° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
145
128
121
225
240
259
201
253
257
261
265
181
175
172
178
183
183
178
175
133
131
115
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:28AM1.29m
7:27PM1.10m
7:59AM1.32m
8:01PM1.11m
8:28AM1.33m
8:36PM1.11m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.14m
1:32PM0.28m
1:25AM0.14m
2:05PM0.26m
1:57AM0.15m
2:39PM0.24m
mod rain
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thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:04
7:04
 mm
6
3
6
6
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
24
25
26
25
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
25
25
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
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