El Medano Surf Break

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

Issued: 12 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
22.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
67
60
60
60
59
35
35
35
26
52
50
132
45
162
147
143
135
27
26
31
31
38
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SE
0
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:57PM1.83m
5:22AM1.60m
5:36PM1.79m
6:06AM1.56m
6:20PM1.72m
6:57AM1.53m
Low Tide
10:36AM0.37m
11:15PM0.34m
11:15AM0.42m
11:55PM0.37m
11:59AM0.48m
00:42AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:06
9:06
9:06
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
22
22
23
23
23
22
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
Feels °C
22
24
24
24
25
25
26
24
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
25
27
27
28
28
28
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
41
67
60
60
60
59
35
35
35
26
52
50
7
9
9
9
9
9
27
26
25
13
13
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
28
9
17
3
7
3
12
12
12
15
24
14
29
29
29
29
29
28
10
6
31
31
31
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
S
16
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
4
11
11
10
10
1
8
12
12
18
2
2
13
12
11
11
10
10
7
21
3
2
2
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
5
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
NE
8
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
Energy kJ
3
11
17
7
9
2
132
45
162
147
143
135
15
22
23
29
38
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
19
19
0
34
34
34
527
34
34
113
255
528
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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