Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 7PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 112 | 89 | 148 | 128 | 106 | 146 | 109 | 118 | 124 | 88 | 118 | 115 | 92 | 99 | 137 | 102 | 105 | 77 | 92 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 2:39PM2.22m | 3:06AM1.97m | 3:19PM2.22m | 3:44AM1.94m | 3:57PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.07m | 8:58PM-0.08m | 9:02AM0.05m | 9:36PM-0.04m | 9:40AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 66 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 92 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | S 12 | WNW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | NW 9 | S 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 15 | S 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 159 | 112 | 89 | 148 | 128 | 106 | 146 | 109 | 118 | 124 | 88 | 118 | 115 | 92 | 99 | 137 | 102 | 105 | 77 | 64 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 282 | 282 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 68 | 34 | 518 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 11 |
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