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Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
29.5°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
103
103
102
77
99
98
95
91
88
125
123
123
172
181
193
193
236
163
239
236
233
223
204
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:58AM0.86m
11:00PM1.04m
10:58AM0.82m
00:00AM1.03m
12:20PM0.81m
1:00AM1.04m
Low Tide
4:03PM0.35m
5:11AM0.51m
4:53PM0.42m
6:19AM0.52m
5:55PM0.47m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:35
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6:35
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6:35
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6:35
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6:23
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6:23
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6:23
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6:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
—
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3
—
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1
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1
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1
1
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3
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
30
31
31
29
30
31
30
31
30
31
30
30
30
30
30
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