El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
22.8° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
5
1.9
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
313
262
250
456
256
134
467
220
71
268
39
96
51
48
38
31
193
20
19
21
44
52
62
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
35
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:12AM1.43m
12:30PM1.59m
00:55AM1.52m
1:10PM1.70m
1:33AM1.60m
1:46PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.55m
6:49PM0.46m
6:54AM0.46m
7:27PM0.36m
7:31AM0.37m
8:02PM0.28m
clear
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>
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:59
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
18
21
19
20
19
21
20
20
21
20
22
21
22
23
21
20
21
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
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