El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.5° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.3
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
7
1.1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
1
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
288
226
226
194
194
194
194
194
186
210
206
109
101
139
121
167
140
140
113
80
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:05PM0.89m
4:13AM0.98m
4:05PM0.90m
5:02AM1.03m
4:55PM0.94m
Low Tide
9:05AM0.53m
9:24PM0.35m
10:14AM0.49m
10:18PM0.30m
11:05AM0.44m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
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