El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

Issued: 12 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is

22.7° C

El Medano surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
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 7	NE 6	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	143	132	118	80	112	172	157	164	141	161	195	130	403	157	247	233	301	262	269	270	314	315	385	374
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
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


	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:00	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	23	26	27	27	25	24	24	24	23	25	27	27	26	24	23	23	22	24	26	26	25	24
Feels °C	18	23	18	22	22	22	21	20	21	20	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	19	18	20	20	20	20	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	NE 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 12	SSW 14	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	48	49	49	48	28	27	23	23	24	24	23	23	116	23	25	29	41	42	45	23	14	40	12	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	S 16	SSW 13	S 13	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 11	NW 4	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 12	SSW 15	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	2	3	3	3	3	5	17	3	20	25	25	27	12	1	1	2	2	10	10	14	21	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 9	S 7	S 18	S 18	S 17	NW 9	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	S 13	SSW 17	S 17	W 8	S 15	SSW 10	WNW 5	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 5	W 8	S 14	S 13
kJ	3	1	6	6	24	3	1	1	1	2	1	3	29	6	1	4	10	2	2	1	1	1	4	14
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 7	NE 6	NNE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	143	132	118	80	112	172	157	164	141	161	195	130	403	157	247	233	301	262	269	270	314	315	385	374
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	EL Chalet (Alcala) Tenerife	Ponta Pequena Madeira	EL Chalet (Alcala) Tenerife	Killer Point Central Morocco	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Izquierda Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Ponta Pequena Madeira	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Ponta do Sol Madeira	Ponta do Sol Madeira	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Izquierda Tenerife	Ponta do Sol Madeira	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	19	19	19	34	528	34	716	19	19	19	19	19	19	528	19	518	518	19	19	19	19	19	518	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife	EL Chalet (Alcala)	La Derecha del Cartel	EL Chalet (Alcala)	Punta Blanca - k16		Punta Blanca - k16		La Derecha del Cartel	La Izquierda	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	EL Chalet (Alcala)		La Derecha del Cartel			La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	Punta Blanca - k16		La Derecha del Cartel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2		2		1	1	1	2	1	2		2			2	2	2	2	2		2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)	Guibeleco Pais Vasco	El Huerto Cantabria	El Huerto Cantabria	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Los Locos Cantabria	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Los Locos Cantabria	Los Locos Cantabria	El Huerto Cantabria	Rodiles - Main Beach Asturias	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	EL Chalet (Alcala) Tenerife	Playa de la Cagonera Asturias	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Mutriku Pais Vasco	Mutriku Pais Vasco	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Deba Pais Vasco	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Rodiles - Main Beach Asturias	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	4	7	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	9	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5

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