El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.1° C
0.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
955
889
850
575
615
813
1323
1121
1106
1010
1578
943
930
799
765
743
643
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:12PM1.09m
10:19AM1.14m
10:59PM1.01m
11:01AM1.02m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.31m
4:36PM0.27m
4:46AM0.41m
5:19PM0.34m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
 mm
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
4
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
Feels °C
26
27
27
28
28
28
26
26
26
27
26
29
28
27
26
27
26
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