Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.0°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 11AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
246
336
792
769
498
490
499
263
280
273
355
242
236
172
342
249
246
246
298
235
220
210
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:57AM1.35m
5:25PM1.20m
5:36AM1.38m
6:04PM1.26m
6:12AM1.37m
6:41PM1.29m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.15m
11:17PM0.20m
11:52AM0.09m
11:57PM0.17m
12:25PM0.06m
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 mm
19
51
19
2
1
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2
4
1
1
1
1
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2
3
2
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4
2
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Temp °C
24
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
29
29
29
30
28
28
28
30
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
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