Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.73° N 11.38° W

El Loco 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Loco sea temperature is
27.7°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Loco at 3AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 169mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
6
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
125
125
94
78
48
69
167
188
290
293
199
153
148
193
171
150
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:12PM1.21m
9:18AM1.14m
10:05PM1.14m
10:13AM1.03m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.24m
3:36PM0.14m
4:10AM0.32m
4:30PM0.23m
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light rain
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6:33
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6:33
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6:37
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6:36
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 mm
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3
7
9
8
7
7
10
26
34
14
9
11
9
9
3
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
26
Feels °C
28
29
28
27
28
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
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