Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.2°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.6
S
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
350
252
244
244
240
240
236
147
145
113
179
173
146
143
141
139
350
334
267
244
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:23PM0.78m
2:17AM0.99m
2:42PM0.84m
3:09AM1.06m
3:36PM0.93m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.56m
7:00PM0.48m
8:40AM0.52m
8:17PM0.47m
9:30AM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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6:31
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6:29
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6:28
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 mm
2
1
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1
3
2
1
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1
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Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
30
31
30
29
31
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
31
30
30
30
30
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