Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 4PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 94 | 102 | 145 | 185 | 169 | 131 | 83 | 102 | 127 | 81 | 106 | 106 | 61 | 110 | 107 | 95 | 102 | 89 | 146 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | 2:23PM2.06m | 2:43AM1.90m | 2:54PM2.09m | 3:14AM1.92m | 3:26PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.17m | 8:37PM0.07m | 8:40AM0.12m | 9:07PM0.04m | 9:12AM0.11m | 9:38PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 100 | 33 | 91 | 89 | 146 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 16 | NW 7 | SW 11 | S 19 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SSW 17 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 95 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 14 | SW 9 | N 12 | SW 9 | N 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 84 | 94 | 102 | 145 | 185 | 169 | 131 | 83 | 102 | 127 | 81 | 106 | 106 | 61 | 110 | 107 | 30 | 102 | 83 | 90 | 85 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 17 |
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