
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (06 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 52 | 132 | 120 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 106 | 106 | 93 | 82 | 58 | 96 | 190 | 196 | 136 | 82 | 137 | 84 | 25 | 77 | 94 | 119 | 82 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.53m | 10:55PM1.48m | 11:17AM1.70m | 11:58PM1.64m | 12:12PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.65m | 4:38PM0.50m | 5:00AM0.54m | 5:46PM0.33m | 5:59AM0.39m | 6:37PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 4 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | — | NW 4 | S 18 | NW 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 13 | S 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | S 10 | NW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 10 | S 18 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
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 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
72 | 52 | 132 | 120 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 106 | 106 | 93 | 82 | 58 | 96 | 190 | 196 | 136 | 82 | 137 | 84 | 25 | 77 | 94 | 119 | 82 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 518 | 518 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 513 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 68 | 19 | 68 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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