Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
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
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
240
236
232
232
228
224
198
188
184
181
184
231
235
240
235
231
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
0
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:49AM1.14m
4:19PM1.03m
4:24AM1.22m
4:57PM1.13m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.42m
10:08AM0.33m
10:01PM0.36m
10:42AM0.23m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:31
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6:31
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6:28
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6:27
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 mm
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3
2
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
31
30
31
31
30
30
30
31
30
31
31
31
30
30
31
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