El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.9° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 2PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
6
0.7
S
11
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
7
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
538
530
447
418
469
447
432
349
411
170
121
95
121
88
112
74
72
77
101
121
173
139
137
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:33AM1.06m
10:12PM1.03m
10:09AM0.95m
11:04PM0.95m
10:58AM0.85m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.32m
3:45PM0.25m
4:09AM0.40m
4:24PM0.33m
4:59AM0.49m
5:15PM0.40m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:45
6:44
6:44
 mm
3
3
2
1
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
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