El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
9
1.4
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
240
236
232
130
103
217
205
161
158
156
149
143
285
269
263
288
282
276
289
270
304
264
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:58AM0.98m
1:00PM1.02m
2:24AM1.01m
2:28PM1.00m
3:40AM1.09m
3:47PM1.04m
Low Tide
6:44AM0.45m
7:33PM0.27m
8:13AM0.45m
8:50PM0.24m
9:40AM0.39m
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6:39
6:39
6:39
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7:01
7:01
7:01
 mm
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
5
3
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
25
25
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