El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
264
261
196
220
275
339
272
175
299
270
552
635
691
612
432
815
1040
1040
962
911
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
0
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:07AM1.49m
7:21PM1.24m
7:48AM1.51m
8:05PM1.24m
8:27AM1.47m
8:47PM1.21m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.10m
1:18AM0.02m
2:02PM0.09m
1:59AM0.06m
2:42PM0.10m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<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>
7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
4
1
1
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
28
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
29
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
27
26
26
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