El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.8° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSE
9
1
S
10
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
191
187
172
195
172
160
135
126
124
104
98
95
83
249
97
82
204
204
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:21AM0.89m
12:21PM0.78m
1:59AM0.89m
2:09PM0.79m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.40m
6:12AM0.56m
6:30PM0.45m
8:06AM0.57m
8:05PM0.46m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:44
6:43
6:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
28
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