Surf Forecasts:
El Medano surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, NNE swell with 236 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Medano in the next 16 days are 1.4m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Medano over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook is a bit of a bummer. We’ve got a full 16-day window staring at us from now, and honestly, the surf just isn't playing ball. The first solid recommendation doesn't even pop up until the 15th of August, so we’re looking at a nearly two-week dry spell with nothing but small, messy, blown-out conditions. You’ll see a lot of northeast wind, which is cross or cross-onshore here, and it just destroys any chance of a clean wave. The swell is tiny and weak for most of it, with combined energy readings barely climbing into the low triple digits – we’re talking weak to moderate energy at best, and it’s all windswell with short periods averaging 5 to 7 seconds. It’s not surfable in any meaningful way.
The one faint glimmer on the horizon, and I mean *faint*, is the morning of Saturday the 15th of August. That’s when we get a bit of a pulse from the NNE. The swell bumps up to 7 ft, with a period of 7 seconds, and the combined energy hits a solid 554. That’s a strong reading for this stretch, but the catch is brutal – it’s a short-period windswell, and the wind is a strong 25 mph from the ENE, making it cross-onshore and messy. El Medano (Tenerife) is a beach and reef setup, but with that kind of wind and chop, it’s honestly more kite-surfing territory than paddle surfing. The water temp is around 73°F, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no drama there. But for a proper surf, mate, you’re better off waiting for a better forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | NNE 6 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 90 | 129 | 76 | 98 | 141 | 163 | 171 | 106 | 214 | 154 | 129 | 124 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 140 | 131 | 236 | 61 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.95m | 4:51AM1.74m | 5:04PM1.88m | 5:30AM1.69m | 5:45PM1.77m | 6:17AM1.61m | 6:37PM1.64m | 7:16AM1.54m | 7:46PM1.52m | 8:34AM1.49m | 9:17PM1.47m | 10:03AM1.54m | 10:48PM1.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.24m | 10:42PM0.20m | 10:47AM0.30m | 11:18PM0.26m | 11:28AM0.37m | 00:01AM0.35m | 12:17PM0.47m | 00:53AM0.45m | 1:23PM0.55m | 2:05AM0.54m | 2:53PM0.59m | 3:35AM0.57m | 4:29PM0.52m | ||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 90 | 47 | 76 | 77 | 49 | 47 | 41 | 40 | 34 | 57 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 86 | 29 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | S 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 85 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | S 18 | WNW 9 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | S 8 | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 31 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 42 | 129 | 62 | 98 | 141 | 163 | 171 | 106 | 214 | 154 | 129 | 124 | 116 | 116 | 121 | 140 | 131 | 236 | 61 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 34 |
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