El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
2
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)
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSW
6
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
257
163
177
140
137
128
95
93
93
91
91
66
65
90
88
133
100
63
60
83
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:53PM1.02m
5:14AM1.23m
5:29PM1.11m
5:44AM1.31m
6:03PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.37m
10:44PM0.29m
11:25AM0.28m
11:20PM0.23m
11:55AM0.19m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:40
6:39
6:39
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
25
26
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
29
28
30
28
28
29
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