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El Medano surf break

El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 WET
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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
19.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Medano today?

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (29 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 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 (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
NE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
NNE
0.6
NE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)1514141414131771718181817161644444161644
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444446146666655131219221120201216
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SSE
0
SSW
0
SSW
0
WSW
0
NE
0
N
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.58
10:28AM
1.56
10:57PM
1.72
11:33AM
1.68
11:53PM
1.89
12:25PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
0.47
4:38PM
0.45
5:20AM
0.31
5:37PM
0.33
6:14AM
0.15
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----7:54-------7:54-------7:54---
Sunset-------6:43-------6:44-------6:45
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918181819191918181818181920191919191819202020
Feels °C (?)212018181820202019191919192020171718181818181918
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