Surf forecast · Spain · Tenerife
Surf forecast El Médano today
Waves, swell and wind at El Médano (Tenerife, Spain) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun cross-shore.
El Médano surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 18:00–19:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 25–40 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.5 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 34–56 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.5 m · 8 s ↑ESE | 31–55 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.2 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑ENE | 19–35 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑ENE | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑NE | 5–10 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑NE | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑NE | 8–20 km/h ↑W cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑NE | 0.4 m · 5 s ↑NE | 7–20 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 18:00 | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑NE | 0.4 m · 5 s ↑NE | 5–8 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.4 m · 4 s ↑ENE | 12–19 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.4 m · 7 s ↑E | 23–37 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑ENE | 0.4 m · 7 s ↑ESE | 20–38 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.6 m · 7 s ↑NE | 0.3 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 13–22 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
Wednesday 28 October
Small Best window 18:00–19:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 0.4 m · 11 s ↑NW | 14–23 km/h ↑NE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 0.4 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 11–26 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 9 s ↑NNW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑WNW | 17–27 km/h ↑ENE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑NW | 0.5 m · 11 s ↑NW | 7–21 km/h ↑E light wind |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sun 01:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around El Médano
Open the waves map centred on El Médano
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about El Médano
Water temperature in Playa de las Américas · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at El Médano today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 6 s from ENE, swell 0.7 m · 6 s ENE (Sun 01:00).
- Is the wind offshore at El Médano?
- Wind 32 km/h from ENE: cross-shore for a beach facing SSE.
- When is the best time to surf El Médano today?
- 18:00–19:00 (fun, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at El Médano?
- 24.6 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Las Américas 22 km · Las Canteras 105 km · El Confital 106 km · El Cotillo 255 km · Majanicho 265 km · Corralejo North Shore 271 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off El Médano, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.