El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 76mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
136
135
101
99
96
73
94
91
91
89
68
71
69
68
89
107
133
161
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:19PM1.00m
5:54AM1.21m
5:55PM1.07m
6:24AM1.29m
6:30PM1.13m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.23m
12:00PM0.32m
11:53PM0.18m
12:31PM0.26m
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thunderstorm
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cloud
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rain showers
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part cloud
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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>
6:55
6:54
6:54
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
10
19
8
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
29
27
28
28
27
26
27
26
27
28
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
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