El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (25 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
167
160
157
117
136
135
101
74
73
53
52
52
52
51
69
71
52
51
89
122
67
83
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:20AM1.12m
5:19PM1.00m
5:54AM1.21m
5:55PM1.07m
6:24AM1.29m
6:30PM1.13m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.39m
11:19PM0.23m
12:00PM0.32m
11:53PM0.18m
12:31PM0.26m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
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
4
2
1
1
2
4
1
2
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
29
30
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
27
28
27
26
27
27
28
29
28
27
26
26
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