El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
23.0° C
0.3° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 3AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.3
SSW
15
0.7
NE
7
0.4
SSW
15
1.4
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
NNE
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
23
23
24
25
96
39
42
45
71
110
50
69
60
63
90
90
90
89
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:23PM2.00m
3:43AM1.78m
3:55PM2.00m
4:16AM1.78m
4:28PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.16m
9:38AM0.21m
10:09PM0.17m
10:11AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:55
8:54
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
25
23
26
25
27
29
27
26
26
26
28
29
29
30
27
Feels °C
27
26
25
24
25
24
28
28
28
29
25
24
26
25
27
29
28
27
26
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