El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
549
522
505
497
196
189
130
128
126
123
93
91
82
187
171
167
160
157
154
108
143
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:48PM0.86m
4:41AM1.03m
4:38PM0.93m
5:20AM1.12m
5:19PM1.00m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.52m
9:55PM0.36m
10:49AM0.46m
10:41PM0.29m
11:27AM0.39m
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:57
6:55
6:55
 mm
8
19
18
10
3
3
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
26
25
25
27
27
28
29
26
27
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
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