El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.3° C
0.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 6PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.4
SSW
9
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
SSW
8
1.2
S
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
326
176
264
190
197
186
167
167
207
184
181
181
178
225
157
150
147
147
437
336
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:47PM1.04m
4:43AM1.21m
4:52PM1.10m
5:36AM1.33m
5:47PM1.17m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.39m
9:59PM0.18m
10:49AM0.30m
10:58PM0.11m
11:46AM0.21m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
7:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
26
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
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