El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.5°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
S
9
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
95
129
93
84
81
73
120
125
116
149
140
136
138
136
167
129
129
131
129
126
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:52PM1.01m
4:33AM1.25m
4:50PM1.10m
5:21AM1.36m
5:39PM1.18m
Low Tide
9:47AM0.37m
9:52PM0.23m
10:48AM0.27m
10:48PM0.16m
11:36AM0.18m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<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>
6:49
6:49
6:47
 mm
1
3
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
30
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
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