
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 1AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Mon morning, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
202 | 209 | 178 | 297 | 178 | 156 | 149 | 237 | 261 | 268 | 196 | 276 | 250 | 229 | 201 | 305 | 173 | 165 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.86m | 6:25AM1.59m | 6:41PM1.68m | 7:15AM1.50m | 7:35PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.33m | 12:20PM0.47m | 1:00AM0.47m | 1:15PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
85 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 106 | 107 | 121 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 93 | 101 | 90 | 90 | 159 | 57 | 80 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
18 | 51 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 4 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 9 | S 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 5 |
7 | 17 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
202 | 209 | 178 | 297 | 178 | 156 | 149 | 237 | 261 | 268 | 196 | 276 | 250 | 229 | 201 | 305 | 173 | 165 | 203 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
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