El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 4AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (22 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 200mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
257
195
246
198
198
158
159
185
185
191
191
191
160
160
160
140
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:04AM1.04m
4:13PM0.93m
4:42AM1.14m
4:53PM1.02m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.41m
10:20AM0.45m
10:06PM0.35m
10:54AM0.37m
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:40
 mm
5
6
7
8
9
32
72
14
6
6
6
6
8
7
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
27
27
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
27
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