El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
24.3°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 9AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
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)
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
NE
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
1
NE
5
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
1.3
NNE
6
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
161
135
135
135
135
95
89
76
75
73
72
72
72
72
71
45
48
40
40
43
105
23
39
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
WSW
10
W
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
35
NE
20
ENE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:47AM1.66m
6:15PM1.57m
6:49AM1.53m
7:34PM1.42m
8:20AM1.47m
9:22PM1.38m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.35m
11:55AM0.43m
00:23AM0.51m
1:07PM0.56m
1:44AM0.64m
2:55PM0.60m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
27
28
31
26
27
29
29
29
28
30
Feels °C
21
21
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
25
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
24
27
27
28
25
27
26
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