El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.4° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
5
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
92
89
102
215
100
226
226
194
162
162
162
194
186
205
88
103
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14AM0.94m
3:05PM0.89m
4:13AM0.98m
4:05PM0.90m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.37m
9:05AM0.53m
9:24PM0.35m
10:14AM0.49m
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:05
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
27
27
26
25
26
25
26
25
27
26
26
25
24
25
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