El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.2° C
0.5° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
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
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
278
274
269
269
218
215
207
183
180
370
439
643
643
289
285
677
528
548
418
478
196
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:09PM0.83m
2:40AM0.89m
2:38PM0.82m
3:50AM0.94m
3:48PM0.86m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.55m
7:27PM0.42m
8:37AM0.56m
8:50PM0.41m
9:59AM0.52m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<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>
6:57
6:57
6:57
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
5
6
4
3
3
2
2
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
29
28
28
28
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
26
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