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Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 Nov)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
46
48
46
33
50
50
64
48
45
42
42
41
41
52
78
76
71
67
63
61
62
64
65
64
89
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
W
5
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:00AM1.03m
8:40PM1.16m
8:35AM0.97m
9:21PM1.11m
9:13AM0.91m
10:06PM1.07m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.29m
2:06PM0.16m
2:44AM0.34m
2:41PM0.22m
3:26AM0.40m
3:20PM0.28m
4:14AM0.46m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:33
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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
 mm
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1
1
3
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1
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1
2
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4
2
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3
2
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Temp °C
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
30
31
32
30
31
30
30
30
30
29
31
30
30
30
29
30
31
31
29
30
29
30
31
30
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