El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
24.4°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 5AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Fri morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
74
83
74
94
124
189
161
136
120
77
74
114
112
119
132
73
125
110
95
91
135
146
193
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
High Tide
2:12AM1.83m
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
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>
7:41
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
20
19
21
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
24
23
22
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