El Loco Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.4°C
0.6° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
382
367
296
296
290
290
211
211
164
207
175
168
171
168
173
81
86
81
84
57
57
43
63
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:22AM1.10m
11:20PM1.03m
11:26AM1.00m
00:45AM1.00m
12:58PM0.94m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.33m
4:50PM0.23m
5:17AM0.41m
5:54PM0.29m
6:41AM0.46m
7:16PM0.32m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:51
6:50
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
4
5
7
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
23
24
25
25
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
28
29
28
28
29
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
26
27
28
27
28
28
26
28
29
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