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El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain
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El Medano surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Medano sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Medano today?
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 1AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
49 | 83 | 75 | 67 | 45 | 35 | 45 | 64 | 66 | 36 | 35 | 40 | 51 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 76 | 83 | 53 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:01PM1.97m | 1:19AM2.02m | 1:44PM2.05m | 2:06AM2.03m | 2:28PM2.09m | 2:54AM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.10m | 7:29AM0.01m | 7:54PM0.02m | 8:13AM0.02m | 8:41PM-0.01m | 8:58AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
— | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
41 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 16 | 32 | 15 | 35 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 53 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 99 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 13 | NNE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 9 | SSW 12 | NNE 9 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | S 18 | S 19 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 12 | NW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NW 16 | — | N 15 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
49 | 83 | 75 | 67 | 45 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 66 | 36 | 26 | 40 | 51 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 76 | 83 | 39 | 35 | 48 | 43 | 51 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 518 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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