El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

Issued: 12 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is

23.2° C

El Medano surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Medano today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 5AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	19s
Evening (17 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	19s

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 23°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	NE 6	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	NE 7	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	S 16	S 16	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	60	66	79	58	74	125	125	73	72	68	77	104	103	103	103	97	110	104	131	131	135	147	223	181
Wind (km/h)	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	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	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			4:12AM1.86m				4:26PM2.13m				4:55AM1.79m				5:10PM2.02m				5:39AM1.70m				5:54PM1.86m
Low Tide	10:03PM-0.01m				10:06AM0.15m				10:47PM0.07m				10:49AM0.23m				11:30PM0.19m				11:33AM0.34m


	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	25	23	23	25	26	26	26	24	24	23	23	24	24	25	25	24	23	23	23	24	26	26	25	25
Feels °C	24	20	21	23	22	23	23	22	21	22	21	22	21	23	24	22	20	20	21	22	23	23	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	35	33	29	29	29	125	125	73	72	68	61	104	103	103	102	59	55	85	131	131	85	85	38	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	SSW 21	WNW 8	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSW 9
kJ	44	44	7	41	74	28	28	25	24	24	23	23	23	22	20	20	10	19	19	19	19	18	17	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	S 21	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 7	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 13	WNW 8	WNW 8	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	7	7	36	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	9	8	8	8	17	7	7	51	51
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	60	66	79	58	53	67	64	67	53	55	77	91	93	91	103	97	110	104	108	116	135	147	223	181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	Oued Massa Southern Morocco	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	La Fitenia Tenerife	Las Conchas Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	19	19	19	711	91	19	19	17	36	11	19	11	19	11	19	19	19	11	11	19	19	19	19	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife	Playa de las Americas	Los Gigantes	Playa de las Americas			Las Conchas	Las Conchas	Playa de las Americas	Los Gigantes	Los Gigantes	Los Gigantes	Punta Blanca - k16	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	Las Conchas	Igueste de San Andres	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Punta Blanca - k16	La Derecha del Cartel	Playa de las Americas	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	Los Gigantes Tenerife	Conil Andalucia		Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Los Gigantes Tenerife	Cabo Roche Andalucia	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	La Yerbabuena Andalucia	Playa de Xago Asturias	Mosca Point Gran Canaria	Los Locos Cantabria	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	Los Locos Cantabria
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	7	6	6	9	7	8	9	8	6	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	7	6

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