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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
20.5° 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 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | NE 7 | |
61 | 59 | 73 | 94 | 61 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 84 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 62 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:28PM2.09m | 2:54AM1.98m | 3:14PM2.07m | 3:45AM1.89m | 4:03PM2.01m | 4:38AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.02m | 8:41PM-0.01m | 8:58AM0.07m | 9:30PM0.01m | 9:44AM0.17m | 10:23PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | |
— | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | 8:51 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
61 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 84 | 98 | 95 | 93 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 35 | 27 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NE 7 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 57 | 62 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 16 | — | W 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 11 | N 12 | S 20 | S 19 | W 15 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
15 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 7 |
40 | 51 | 73 | 94 | 61 | 51 | 58 | 43 | 29 | 34 | 38 | 53 | 60 | 47 | 42 | 60 | 38 | 67 | 34 | 23 | 50 | 65 | 17 | 122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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