Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.2°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
S
18
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
103
106
149
146
138
135
94
81
244
240
158
158
193
269
263
250
292
284
305
366
285
261
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
5
S
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:34AM0.91m
10:29PM0.99m
10:20AM0.83m
11:37PM0.94m
11:37AM0.78m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.40m
3:45PM0.31m
4:32AM0.48m
4:33PM0.39m
5:41AM0.55m
5:38PM0.45m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:31
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6:31
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6:30
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6:29
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6:29
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 mm
4
3
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3
9
2
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1
1
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1
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4
3
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Temp °C
25
25
25
27
24
25
25
26
25
24
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
28
29
31
28
30
29
30
28
28
29
30
28
29
29
28
29
30
31
31
29
29
29
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