El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
24.8°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
180
140
98
90
86
84
61
59
58
41
40
39
39
38
37
59
57
53
51
86
85
144
140
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
0
E
0
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46AM2.02m
3:00PM2.09m
3:20AM2.01m
3:37PM2.00m
3:58AM1.94m
4:19PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.04m
9:08PM0.01m
9:24AM0.07m
9:44PM0.09m
10:04AM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:58
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7:55
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7:54
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Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
25
26
25
25
27
26
27
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
25
24
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