El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 3PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
2
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
834
886
982
969
955
889
850
575
615
1008
1758
1121
1106
1010
943
943
930
1247
1139
994
979
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:42AM1.27m
10:12PM1.09m
10:19AM1.14m
10:59PM1.01m
11:01AM1.02m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.20m
4:01AM0.31m
4:36PM0.27m
4:46AM0.41m
5:19PM0.34m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<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>
6:59
6:59
6:58
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
6
6
2
5
16
6
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
26
26
25
26
27
28
30
28
26
25
26
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