El Medano today: wind, gusts, waves and best time
Right now in El Médano, the wind is 7 km/h from the NW, with gusts up to 14 km/h. Air temperature is 24 °C. Waves are around 0.9 m. Today's best expected time to visit is between 10:00 and 12:00. Conditions checked at 09:05 Canary Islands time.
El Médano, in Granadilla de Abona, is one of the windiest beaches in Tenerife: the trade wind blows there most days, which is why it is a reference spot for windsurfing and kitesurfing. This page shows the latest measured wind (speed, direction and gusts), the temperature, the sea state when marine data is available, the forecast window with the lightest wind, and the exact check time in Canary time.
Is it windy in El Médano today?
The measured speed is compared with how the beach usually behaves: under roughly 15 km/h is light for El Médano, 15 to 30 km/h is its normal trade wind, and above 30 km/h means strong wind with blowing sand.
Is now a good time to visit?
The assessment stays cautious: it depends on wind, gusts and sea state. Active official warnings are flagged; always check official warnings before entering the water.
When will the wind be lightest?
Calculated from the hourly forecast for the remaining hours of the day, picking the stretch with the lowest wind speed. If no hourly forecast is available, no window is shown.
What are the sea conditions?
Wave height and period come from the marine model, together with the time the data was received. When no marine data is available we say so and estimate nothing.
Live webcam and last check
El Médano has public cameras on the main beach and at El Cabezo. The last recorded availability check is shown; if there is no recent check it is flagged as pending.
Conditions now and next hours
Hourly evolution of wind and gusts for the rest of the day, based on the forecast used by the app.
Calmer nearby alternatives
Nearby beaches in southern Tenerife that are usually more sheltered when the trade wind is strong at El Médano.
Sources and last update
Weather and marine data come from the providers integrated in Octabia and stored in cache; the real retrieval time is shown in Canary time (Atlantic/Canary), never your visit time.
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