El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
24.6°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
1
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
12
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
1
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
6
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
50
49
48
48
48
48
50
47
53
49
31
40
26
40
23
23
65
102
128
158
167
161
146
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NE
0
SSE
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:10AM1.81m
1:19PM2.01m
1:41AM1.92m
1:51PM2.08m
2:13AM1.99m
2:24PM2.11m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.22m
7:33PM0.07m
7:40AM0.13m
8:04PM0.00m
8:13AM0.06m
8:35PM-0.02m
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
31
30
29
30
31
29
29
30
28
27
27
28
31
29
28
29
29
27
25
25
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
28
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
25
25
25
23
25
22
23
25
29
27
26
26
26
24
24
23
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