El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
23.9° C
0.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 2PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
203
203
357
339
296
288
376
376
371
456
273
261
196
413
449
449
449
371
366
361
351
269
243
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM1.44m
7:07AM1.40m
7:42PM1.28m
8:26AM1.32m
9:25PM1.22m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.57m
00:42AM0.63m
1:22PM0.70m
1:49AM0.75m
3:02PM0.76m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:40
8:39
8:38
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
23
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
23
Feels °C
24
22
24
25
27
27
25
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
21
23
22
23
25
25
25
23
22
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