El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 95mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.2
S
11
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
103
106
204
204
244
206
295
289
602
590
899
350
257
195
246
198
198
158
158
164
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:09PM0.79m
3:15AM0.95m
3:23PM0.85m
4:04AM1.04m
4:13PM0.93m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.57m
8:05PM0.46m
9:33AM0.52m
9:17PM0.41m
10:20AM0.45m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:42
6:42
6:40
 mm
1
2
5
2
1
3
4
5
6
12
17
11
4
4
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
26
26
27
27
27
28
26
27
28
27
26
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
25
25
26
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