El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 10AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
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
0.6
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.8
S
10
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
95
93
93
91
91
66
90
90
88
102
58
57
60
83
72
66
118
54
75
70
68
66
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:14AM1.23m
5:29PM1.11m
5:44AM1.31m
6:03PM1.19m
6:14AM1.36m
6:37PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.28m
11:20PM0.23m
11:55AM0.19m
11:55PM0.18m
12:26PM0.11m
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
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cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
26
26
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
29
30
28
27
28
28
29
28
28
29
27
27
28
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