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El Médano

Tenerife · Canary Islands, Spain · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 07:28 · Sunset 18:15

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Reading the ocean.

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Spot intelligence.

El Médano is an official surf-practice area with moderate waves, but wind is the decisive variable. The profile deliberately favours light-wind windows over raw wave height.

Profile source · Spain.info El Médano beach guide
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Profile geometry

Swell axis SE · 135°

Offshore wind from NW · All levels profile

Wave

Sheltered left + right peaks inside the bay

Sand beside a sheltered bay and harbour structure

Swell window

E–SE

0.4–1.6 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

W–NW offshore or light wind

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Moving mid tide · wind dependent

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character

01

El Médano is defined by sheltered left + right peaks inside the bay over sand beside a sheltered bay and harbour structure. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

02

E–SE swell, w–nw offshore or light wind and moving mid tide · wind dependent form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.4–1.6 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

03

Match the active peak to your ability and leave space for other surfers in the water. Pay particular attention to strong trade wind, mixed wind-sport traffic, harbour structures. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Strong trade windMixed wind-sport trafficHarbour structuresSeasonal crowds
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

All levels. Works best with E–SE swell.

Timing

W–NW offshore or light wind

Moving mid tide · wind dependent. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.