El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.2° 

El Medano 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 Medano today (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.3
SSW
15
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
86
48
35
23
45
76
53
42
66
66
67
59
59
59
58
33
50
71
58
153
145
135
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:58PM2.05m
1:27AM1.90m
1:38PM2.16m
2:05AM1.98m
2:16PM2.20m
Low Tide
6:45AM0.24m
7:19PM0.03m
7:25AM0.13m
7:56PM-0.04m
8:02AM0.06m
8:31PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
28
28
27
27
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
23
Feels °C
25
23
26
25
26
25
22
22
21
22
21
22
22
23
24
25
24
22
20
22
21
23
24
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