El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at El Medano today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
31
22
88
38
77
80
80
166
62
75
106
95
95
108
170
124
172
118
105
104
136
206
193
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:07AM1.68m
2:20PM1.90m
2:39AM1.73m
2:52PM1.97m
3:11AM1.77m
3:23PM2.00m
Low Tide
8:04AM0.29m
8:35PM0.22m
8:36AM0.24m
9:07PM0.18m
9:07AM0.21m
9:38PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:58
8:57
8:57
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
29
30
30
29
28
27
29
30
30
31
31
29
26
Feels °C
21
22
21
24
22
22
23
22
22
24
22
24
25
25
24
25
22
23
26
26
27
28
27
25
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