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El Medano surf break

El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 WET
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El Medano surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Medano sea temperature is
19.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Medano today?

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 10PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
ENE
1.2
NE
1.1
NNE
0.5
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)766666666665588555887776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18961611361261061411151452481601079218716764573116915323575652
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
15
E
10
NE
5
W
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.71
1:33AM
1.93
1:52PM
1.76
2:06AM
2.00
2:25PM
1.79
2:39AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
0.25
7:48AM
0.19
7:49PM
0.21
8:21AM
0.15
8:21PM
0.19
8:54AM
0.14
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------7:58-------7:58-------7:56-
Sunset-6:34-------6:35-------6:36------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171717171819181617161616181818171716171618
Feels °C (?)161313121112111211111012111111121214161614151517
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