El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
86
83
70
69
68
46
45
44
44
43
59
60
62
70
139
181
170
198
213
213
258
240
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:05AM1.23m
10:42PM1.03m
10:48AM1.16m
11:42PM0.99m
11:45AM1.08m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.28m
4:32PM0.23m
4:33AM0.34m
5:21PM0.25m
5:30AM0.41m
6:20PM0.27m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:02
7:02
7:02
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
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