El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
24.5°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
NE
8
0.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
547
540
540
534
513
481
462
376
371
366
297
293
269
216
216
191
300
232
143
135
133
147
89
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
10
W
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
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-on
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:21AM1.86m
4:37PM1.90m
5:00AM1.77m
5:20PM1.75m
5:47AM1.66m
6:15PM1.57m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.11m
10:22AM0.20m
10:47PM0.22m
11:04AM0.30m
11:29PM0.35m
11:55AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
25
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
23
24
25
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
23
22
23
22
22
21
22
24
24
22
24
23
22
25
24
20
23
26
25
27
27
26
25
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