El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.8° 

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) - 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
135
135
95
89
76
75
73
72
72
72
72
71
45
42
40
40
40
53
59
93
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
SSE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<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
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
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