El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.5°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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
140
138
148
154
167
167
129
129
295
240
233
202
242
233
231
274
93
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:50PM1.10m
5:21AM1.36m
5:39PM1.18m
6:03AM1.44m
6:22PM1.24m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.16m
11:36AM0.18m
11:34PM0.11m
12:17PM0.11m
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6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:49
6:47
6:47
 mm
1
5
12
6
6
1
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
23
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
28
26
26
25
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
29
26
26
26
26
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