Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
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)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
240
240
236
147
145
113
179
173
146
143
141
139
350
334
267
244
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:17AM0.99m
2:42PM0.84m
3:09AM1.06m
3:36PM0.93m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.48m
8:40AM0.52m
8:17PM0.47m
9:30AM0.43m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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6:28
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 mm
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4
1
2
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1
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1
1
2
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
31
29
31
30
29
29
30
31
29
30
32
30
29
29
30
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