El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
886
874
850
653
634
545
545
545
545
743
834
996
982
969
955
889
850
575
615
662
1198
1121
1106
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:05AM1.39m
9:29PM1.16m
9:42AM1.27m
10:12PM1.09m
10:19AM1.14m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.13m
3:20PM0.15m
3:20AM0.22m
3:57PM0.20m
4:01AM0.31m
4:36PM0.27m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
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6:59
6:59
6:59
 mm
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
25
26
26
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