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El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Medano surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Medano sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Medano today?
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 10PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSW 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | |
28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:33PM1.89m | 2:50AM1.79m | 3:04PM1.86m | 3:23AM1.71m | 3:36PM1.79m | 3:57AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.19m | 8:50AM0.24m | 9:14PM0.23m | 9:21AM0.31m | 9:48PM0.30m | 9:53AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
 kJ | 2 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 35 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 19 |
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