Surf Forecasts:
El Medano surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 3 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 5 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period, NNE swell with 211 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Medano this week:
The surf forecast for El Medano over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Medano in the next 16 days are 1.2m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Medano over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright, pull up a chair, let’s chew the fat about the surf around here for the next couple of weeks. El Medano is a beach and reef set-up, exposed to the south, but it *rarely breaks* proper, so you’ve got to be patient. Honestly, most of this outlook is a bit of a downer.
First up, Friday the 3rd of July. We’ve got a weak 1ft SSW swell, 14 second period. Energy is low (101). The morning has a light cross-onshore breeze, so it’s not great. The afternoon cleans up with a light cross-off, making it surfable but really ordinary. Tiny waves.
Saturday the 4th is more of the same: 1ft to 1ft swells, weak energy around 67 to 73. The highlight is Saturday afternoon when it goes glassy with a tiny 1ft wave. That’s the best you’ll see for the first week. For a beginner, it’s fine, but anyone else will be bored.
Water temp is about 72°, right on average for this time of year.
Then it all goes downhill. From the 6th of July onward, the wind switches to a stiff onshore from the ENE and just doesn’t let up. The swell does pick up a bit, with a big energy reading of 420 on the 11th, coming from a long-period 20-second SSW swell. But it’s all blown out by cross-onshore winds gusting 15 to 25 knots. It’s messy, choppy, and just ugly out there. For a spot like this, with that wind and swell, it’s honestly more interesting for kite surfing than a paddle session.
The whole second week, from the 9th to the 18th, is a long stretch of poor conditions. Sure, you’ll see swells around 4ft to 5ft on the 15th and 18th, but the wind is always cross-onshore, and the quality is rated as poor. The only real standout? That glassy Saturday afternoon on the 4th of July—1ft, clean, light wind, surfable. That’s the one to aim for.
So, bottom line: for the next 16 days, El Medano is mostly a no-go. The first weekend has a tiny, clean window on Saturday afternoon, and after that, it’s a battle with the wind. If you’re keen, get out on the 4th with a longboard. Otherwise, I’d wait for a better forecast.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | SSW 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 64 | 72 | 41 | 60 | 59 | 35 | 53 | 45 | 29 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 61 | 29 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 89 | 89 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.86m | 4:43AM1.62m | 4:57PM1.83m | 5:22AM1.60m | 5:36PM1.79m | 6:06AM1.56m | 6:20PM1.72m | 6:57AM1.53m | 7:13PM1.66m | 7:58AM1.52m | 8:18PM1.60m | 9:08AM1.53m | 9:33PM1.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:01AM0.33m | 10:38PM0.31m | 10:36AM0.37m | 11:15PM0.34m | 11:15AM0.42m | 11:55PM0.37m | 11:59AM0.48m | 00:42AM0.41m | 12:52PM0.54m | 1:37AM0.44m | 1:58PM0.57m | 2:43AM0.46m | 3:16PM0.56m | 3:56AM0.44m | |||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | NE 4 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 72 | 41 | 60 | 59 | 20 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 9 | 29 | 53 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 11 | SSW 12 | NNE 10 | NW 4 | SSW 13 | NE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 64 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 10 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 4 | NNE 6 | NW 11 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | WNW 4 | S 11 | S 11 | — | NW 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 24 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 45 | 25 | 44 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 38 | 23 | 34 | 89 | 89 | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 68 | 529 | 534 | 0 | 711 | 648 | 0 | 711 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
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