El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.6° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 11PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
213
210
206
196
183
180
140
138
138
135
135
176
203
119
86
86
156
199
193
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:52PM0.99m
11:59AM1.10m
00:55AM0.95m
12:53PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.29m
5:30AM0.41m
6:22PM0.34m
6:30AM0.49m
7:18PM0.36m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
<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
7:05
 mm
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
28
27
27
27
27
28
26
27
26
26
26
26
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