Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at El Medano today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Medano at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at El Medano. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 166 | 176 | 162 | 206 | 276 | 325 | 340 | 176 | 240 | 348 | 353 | 256 | 237 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 215 | 247 | 257 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.87m | 4:35PM2.00m | 4:57AM1.77m | 5:12PM1.82m | 5:34AM1.66m | 5:51PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.05m | 10:18AM0.17m | 10:47PM0.18m | 10:55AM0.28m | 11:22PM0.33m | 11:35AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 151 | 166 | 176 | 162 | 206 | 276 | 325 | 340 | 126 | 240 | 348 | 353 | 256 | 237 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 215 | 247 | 257 | 184 | 184 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SSW 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 176 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 33 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 96 | 94 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | NW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | NW 8 | SSW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 8 | NW 9 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 9 | NE 3 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 43 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 113 | 2 | 38 | — | 11 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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