El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.6° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 7AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
468
390
378
271
263
258
210
206
164
145
100
97
116
213
207
198
169
164
161
165
182
149
144
144
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:45AM1.30m
5:51PM1.18m
6:36AM1.39m
6:45PM1.20m
7:25AM1.46m
Low Tide
11:06PM0.06m
11:49AM0.22m
11:59PM0.01m
12:44PM0.16m
00:49AM-0.02m
1:36PM0.13m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
Feels °C
26
27
25
25
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
26
26
25
26
25
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
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