El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.2° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 3PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
815
1040
1040
962
911
899
886
874
850
653
634
545
545
545
545
743
834
886
874
969
955
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:27AM1.47m
8:47PM1.21m
9:05AM1.39m
9:29PM1.16m
9:42AM1.27m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.10m
2:40AM0.13m
3:20PM0.15m
3:20AM0.22m
3:57PM0.20m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
<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>
7:00
6:59
6:59
 mm
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
25
Feels °C
28
26
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
26
26
25
25
26
28
27
25
27
26
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