El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
23.3° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 2AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.4
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
54
73
42
18
21
98
31
110
92
101
96
75
75
120
124
111
79
144
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:46PM1.81m
2:07AM1.68m
2:20PM1.90m
2:39AM1.73m
2:52PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.28m
8:04AM0.29m
8:35PM0.22m
8:36AM0.24m
9:07PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:58
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
23
23
23
25
26
27
27
25
25
26
26
28
29
30
30
28
Feels °C
21
20
19
21
22
21
24
22
23
24
22
22
23
22
23
24
25
26
24
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