Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.2°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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
S
18
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
138
133
94
81
244
240
158
158
193
269
263
250
292
284
305
366
285
261
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
0
N
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:29PM0.99m
10:20AM0.83m
11:37PM0.94m
11:37AM0.78m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.31m
4:32AM0.48m
4:33PM0.39m
5:41AM0.55m
5:38PM0.45m
thunderstorm
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cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:30
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6:29
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6:29
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 mm
2
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1
4
3
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1
1
4
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Temp °C
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
31
29
30
30
31
31
30
29
30
31
30
29
30
30
30
28
30
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