El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
22.7° C
0.2° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 2PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.9
NE
6
1.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
106
77
95
83
124
193
183
189
183
189
335
184
255
302
292
287
225
251
233
244
269
427
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
40
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
45
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:26AM1.39m
10:01PM1.33m
10:40AM1.42m
11:15PM1.35m
11:42AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.67m
3:47PM0.70m
4:14AM0.68m
5:05PM0.65m
5:21AM0.63m
6:03PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
9:00
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
26
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
27
27
26
24
23
23
22
25
25
26
25
23
Feels °C
23
18
22
21
22
21
21
21
18
19
21
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
21
20
21
20
20
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