Playa del Médano Swimming Forecast

Playa del Médano scores 67/100 for swimming today at its best ability level (expert). The beach faces E. A rocky, expert-level windsurfing wave spot at a bay's north end, with roughly 300 windy days a year. Cross-onshore waves break over a mixed sand-and-volcanic-reef bottom onto a narrow, hazardous rocky entry with protruding reef slabs, sea urchins, and a large boulder that is a fin/board hazard at low tide. Low-to-mid tide gives the safer entry window. A council rescue boat covers the wider bay, though this exposed sub-spot sits out of lifeguards' sight.