El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 4AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
635
691
612
432
815
1040
1040
962
911
899
886
874
850
653
634
545
545
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:05PM1.24m
8:27AM1.47m
8:47PM1.21m
9:05AM1.39m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.06m
2:42PM0.10m
2:40AM0.13m
3:20PM0.15m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
6:59
 mm
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
29
29
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
26
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