El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 12PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
586
499
499
421
414
373
355
344
426
419
278
274
269
269
265
215
207
183
180
176
173
653
242
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
N
0
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:53AM0.90m
1:13AM0.89m
1:09PM0.83m
2:40AM0.89m
2:38PM0.82m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.49m
6:13PM0.39m
6:55AM0.55m
7:27PM0.42m
8:37AM0.56m
8:50PM0.41m
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<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>
6:58
6:57
6:57
 mm
4
2
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
28
28
27
27
28
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
29
29
29
28
27
26
27
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