El Medano Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.04° N 16.54° W

El Medano 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Medano sea temperature is
24.3°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Medano at 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
109
92
120
147
106
93
72
62
96
167
143
106
67
92
76
41
65
97
107
119
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
35
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:01AM1.53m
10:55PM1.48m
11:17AM1.70m
11:58PM1.64m
12:12PM1.89m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.50m
5:00AM0.54m
5:46PM0.33m
5:59AM0.39m
6:37PM0.16m
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>
7:46
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
31
32
30
30
31
Feels °C
20
24
24
23
23
22
23
23
25
24
25
26
26
26
24
26
27
27
26
26
27
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