El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
24.8°C
1.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 11AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.4
SSW
12
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
46
47
51
47
47
47
66
60
47
45
93
67
38
32
21
26
53
41
27
27
27
26
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:30PM1.82m
3:43AM1.83m
4:03PM1.67m
4:16AM1.72m
4:38PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.16m
9:30PM0.24m
9:52AM0.26m
10:00PM0.37m
10:28AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:37
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Temp °C
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
21
21
19
20
20
22
20
21
21
21
22
23
23
24
25
23
24
23
23
25
26
24
25
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