Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.8°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 3AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
S
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
90
90
88
102
58
57
60
83
56
81
55
54
77
70
68
54
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
0
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
5:44AM1.31m
6:03PM1.19m
6:14AM1.36m
6:37PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.23m
11:55AM0.19m
11:55PM0.18m
12:26PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:33
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6:33
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6:39
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6:38
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2
4
4
4
1
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
Feels °C
28
28
29
28
29
29
27
28
28
29
29
30
28
29
28
27
28
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