
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 80 | 59 | 42 | 64 | 101 | 77 | 57 | 45 | 25 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 64 | 82 | 72 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 62 | 97 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:21PM1.85m | 00:56AM1.77m | 1:12PM2.02m | 1:43AM1.88m | 1:57PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.37m | 6:44PM0.19m | 6:57AM0.24m | 7:34PM0.05m | 7:42AM0.13m | 8:17PM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 29 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
80 | 80 | 59 | 42 | 64 | 101 | 77 | 57 | 45 | 25 | 31 | 39 | 38 | 64 | 82 | 72 | 55 | 47 | 47 | 39 | 62 | 97 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 518 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 113 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 282 | 37 | 113 | 34 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 35 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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