El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 9PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)--
Afternoon (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
91
97
187
177
167
160
157
148
136
135
127
74
73
53
52
69
69
89
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:38PM0.93m
5:20AM1.12m
5:19PM1.00m
5:54AM1.21m
5:55PM1.07m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.29m
11:27AM0.39m
11:19PM0.23m
12:00PM0.32m
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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>
6:55
6:55
6:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
5
3
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
29
28
28
29
29
29
27
28
28
28
27
26
29
27
27
26
26
26
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