Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
29.3°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (08 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
87
198
198
198
189
176
130
130
133
170
164
115
110
110
83
85
85
65
91
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:43AM1.23m
6:20PM1.25m
6:18AM1.19m
6:54PM1.26m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.27m
11:55AM0.09m
00:17AM0.25m
12:27PM0.08m
00:53AM0.24m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:23
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 mm
1
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1
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1
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1
1
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1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
32
30
30
32
32
32
31
32
30
29
29
30
30
30
31
30
31
31
30
30
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