El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
167
167
133
133
244
237
233
237
242
93
194
90
93
93
72
77
59
59
66
61
281
275
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:21AM1.36m
5:39PM1.18m
6:03AM1.44m
6:22PM1.24m
6:41AM1.47m
7:02PM1.28m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.18m
11:34PM0.11m
12:17PM0.11m
00:17AM0.08m
12:55PM0.07m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:47
6:46
 mm
5
4
1
1
1
3
4
3
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
29
27
28
27
28
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