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El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.7° 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 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
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 afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 42 | 71 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 58 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.86m | 1:01PM1.82m | 1:12AM1.88m | 1:33PM1.87m | 1:45AM1.88m | 2:03PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.20m | 7:03PM0.27m | 7:21AM0.17m | 7:37PM0.21m | 7:51AM0.17m | 8:09PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 19 | 82 | 56 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 60 | 62 | 90 | 66 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 42 | 71 | 42 | 41 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | S 18 | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | N 7 | N 6 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NE 7 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | E 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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