El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
23.9° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 5AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
67
57
41
41
78
105
86
59
39
39
39
27
31
76
110
72
45
45
90
39
55
88
80
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:00AM1.64m
12:21PM1.85m
00:56AM1.77m
1:12PM2.02m
1:43AM1.88m
1:57PM2.15m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.37m
6:44PM0.19m
6:57AM0.24m
7:34PM0.05m
7:42AM0.13m
8:17PM-0.05m
clear
clear
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>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:47
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
21
21
19
22
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
21
21
22
22
22
22
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