El Medano surf break

El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 WEST
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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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at El Medano today?

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)4s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
0.2
SSW
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)5588455544414455555558888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15910619615152779861454529214487927955536771119387136
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
2.05
2:02PM
1.94
2:13AM
2.05
2:32PM
1.96
2:44AM
2.01
3:01PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.05
8:02PM
0.12
8:23AM
0.05
8:33PM
0.11
8:51AM
0.09
9:04PM
0.13
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:54-----
Sunset-----8:22-------8:23-------8:23--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201921212120202019202020202019191919202120201919
Feels °C (?)121215151614131313141414131312131313131514161516
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