El Medano Surf Forecast

/ Tenerife (25 surf breaks) /

Spain (115 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (28.04° N 16.54° W)

Surf Forecasts:

El Medano surfForecast / Tenerife / Spain

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 WEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Medano today (28 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 May)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Afternoon (28 May)	3ft (0.9m)	15s
Evening (28 May)	3ft (0.9m)	16s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 28					Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sun 31
	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
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)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	387	402	429	435	353	348	318	280	218	218	218	218	215	215	158	143	139	99	99	118	106	107	104	103
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		12:30PM1.72m				00:45AM1.69m					1:05PM1.77m				1:22AM1.70m				1:39PM1.80m				1:58AM1.70m
Low Tide				6:38PM0.38m				6:50AM0.32m					7:14PM0.32m				7:24AM0.31m				7:50PM0.28m


	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09
	—	—	—	8:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:57	—	—	—	8:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	21	20	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	16	18	18	17	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	18	16	15	16	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	NE 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12
kJ	387	402	429	435	353	348	318	280	218	218	218	218	215	215	158	49	139	99	99	98	98	98	56	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 9	WNW 9	ENE 5	NW 9	WNW 13	WNW 10	NW 12	NW 11	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	SSW 14	WNW 9	WNW 9	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	SSW 13	S 13
kJ	8	8	3	8	32	3	17	9	36	29	28	25	25	24	23	143	8	8	46	67	61	58	98	86
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 12	NE 9	NW 14	W 11	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	—	NW 11	S 21	S 21	S 21	WNW 8	S 20	WNW 14	WNW 9	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	7	6	—	6	3	8	2	6	23	21	—	19	9	9	9	7	8	20	8	72	65	107	104	103
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	67	75	62	45	80	36	58	58	60	55	94	184	105	92	83	118	51	86	98	118	106	102	90	40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	El Conquistador Tenerife	La Fitenia Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	El Conquistador Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife	Las Galletas Tenerife
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	19	17	11	19	19	19	19	11	11	19	19	19	19	11	11	11	11	19	19	19	19	11	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in Tenerife	Las Conchas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Playa de las Americas	Los Gigantes	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16	Playa de las Americas	Punta Blanca - k16	Playa de las Americas	La Derecha del Cartel	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16	La Derecha del Cartel	Playa de las Americas	La Derecha del Cartel	La Derecha del Cartel	Punta Blanca - k16	Punta Blanca - k16
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Africa)	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Arguineguin Gran Canaria	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	La Yerbabuena Andalucia	Pantin Galicia	La Derecha del Cartel Tenerife	La Yerbabuena Andalucia	Punta Blanca - k16 Tenerife	La Yerbabuena Andalucia	Playa de las Americas Tenerife	La Nora Asturias	Valdovino Galicia	Valdovino Galicia	Valdovino Galicia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Dolphin Point South Africa	Diners Beach New Zealand	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Lebu Chile	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Maraa French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	8	9	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7

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