Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
28.1°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
220
271
84
84
82
84
82
78
68
60
59
59
59
57
50
49
49
49
236
72
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
7:51AM1.18m
8:23PM1.21m
8:24AM1.09m
8:59PM1.14m
8:57AM1.00m
Low Tide
1:59PM0.11m
2:24AM0.26m
2:32PM0.16m
3:01AM0.32m
3:06PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:31
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3
5
4
1
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4
4
2
1
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Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
29
29
28
29
29
30
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
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