
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 11AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
191 | 199 | 149 | 163 | 150 | 131 | 131 | 163 | 223 | 286 | 307 | 320 | 231 | 198 | 163 | 177 | 258 | 239 | 232 | 198 | 133 | 188 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45PM1.77m | 6:17AM1.61m | 6:37PM1.64m | 7:16AM1.54m | 7:46PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.37m | 00:01AM0.35m | 12:17PM0.47m | 00:53AM0.45m | 1:23PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 41 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 57 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
50 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
8 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
191 | 199 | 149 | 163 | 150 | 131 | 131 | 163 | 223 | 286 | 307 | 320 | 231 | 198 | 163 | 177 | 258 | 239 | 232 | 198 | 133 | 188 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 62 | 19 | 62 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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