
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE 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 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
135 | 135 | 135 | 95 | 89 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 53 | 59 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.57m | 6:49AM1.53m | 7:34PM1.42m | 8:20AM1.47m | 9:22PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55AM0.43m | 00:23AM0.51m | 1:07PM0.56m | 1:44AM0.64m | 2:55PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 6 |
67 | 44 | 135 | 95 | 89 | 76 | 23 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NE 7 | S 12 | NE 7 | NW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSW 11 |
135 | 135 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 75 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | NW 8 |
7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 |
110 | 91 | 54 | 61 | 31 | 11 | 59 | 50 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 53 | 59 | 93 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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