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El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 09 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
20.3° 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: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
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 Fri night, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
25 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 79 | 75 | 124 | 186 | 274 | 251 | 326 | 318 | 315 | 304 | 283 | 273 | 206 | 266 | 288 | 253 | 237 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:21AM1.28m | 7:48PM1.47m | 8:42AM1.31m | 9:01PM1.52m | 9:52AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.66m | 1:13PM0.73m | 2:28AM0.64m | 2:36PM0.72m | 3:38AM0.56m | 3:48PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 13 | 11 | 43 | 61 | 158 | 153 | 140 | 103 | 103 | 78 | 274 | 251 | 326 | 318 | 315 | 304 | 283 | 273 | 206 | 266 | 288 | 253 | 237 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 16 | 29 | 37 | 36 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 75 | 124 | 186 | 76 | 73 | 57 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 74 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | NW 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 13 | 44 | 79 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 32 | 23 | 114 | 194 | — | 19 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 40 | 34 | 17 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
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