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El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 WESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° 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 9AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | |
222 | 218 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 32 | 208 | 240 | 43 | 80 | 67 | 57 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | 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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:48AM1.56m | 10:57PM1.73m | 11:35AM1.71m | 11:45PM1.86m | 12:19PM1.86m | 00:32AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.43m | 4:46PM0.52m | 5:20AM0.28m | 5:36PM0.38m | 6:04AM0.16m | 6:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | 8:47 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
 kJ | 222 | 218 | 218 | 163 | 163 | 115 | 108 | 104 | 102 | 90 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 8 | N 16 | N 16 | — | N 12 | N 11 | W 8 | N 11 | S 21 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | S 19 | WNW 11 | S 15 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 18 | 31 | 208 | 240 | 43 | 80 | 67 | 57 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 40 | 19 | 0 | 518 | 113 | 518 |
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