Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 31 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 61 | 61 | 101 | 87 | 85 | 131 | 129 | 144 | 135 | 121 | 120 | 121 | 156 | 187 | 116 | 176 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.75m | 4:49AM1.70m | 5:08PM1.57m | 5:24AM1.56m | 5:49PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.25m | 10:35PM0.34m | 10:56AM0.39m | 11:07PM0.50m | 11:37AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 54 | 23 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 87 | 85 | 131 | 129 | 144 | 135 | 121 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 163 | 116 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 31 | 16 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 61 | 101 | 45 | 42 | 24 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 8 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | SSW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 61 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 53 | 55 | 37 | 60 | 77 | 121 | 156 | 187 | 114 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 11 |
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