El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
26.9° C
0.0° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.2
SW
5
1.3
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
183
178
175
133
131
129
115
115
184
228
177
216
166
81
90
198
198
205
237
237
218
188
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:28AM1.33m
8:36PM1.11m
8:58AM1.32m
9:13PM1.09m
9:29AM1.29m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.15m
2:39PM0.24m
2:31AM0.18m
3:13PM0.23m
3:07AM0.23m
3:50PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
<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>
7:04
7:02
7:02
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
5
6
6
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
27
26
24
24
25
26
24
23
25
24
24
24
24
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