El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
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
0.8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
75
75
92
109
122
158
161
161
161
137
121
225
240
259
201
201
257
261
265
183
175
175
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:55AM1.23m
6:52PM1.07m
7:28AM1.29m
7:27PM1.10m
7:59AM1.32m
8:01PM1.11m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.16m
12:58PM0.31m
00:52AM0.14m
1:32PM0.28m
1:25AM0.14m
2:05PM0.26m
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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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7:04
7:04
7:04
 mm
5
1
1
1
1
5
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
27
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
23
25
25
25
25
24
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