El Médano is a town on the south coast of Tenerife with a long sandy beach, and Tenerife’s tourism board calls it a paradise for windsurfing and kitesurfing. Montaña Roja, a 166-hectare protected natural area of sand and wetlands, sits beside the beach. The north-east trade wind blows across the bay for much of the year.
July to September are the strongest months, with seven days in ten or more clearing 12 knots for three daylight hours in July and August. The rest of the year holds steady at just over half the days, except April at four in ten. The mean over rideable hours sits between 16 and 17 knots. The wind builds through the day: in July only about one day in eight is windy at 8am, and more than six in ten by 3pm. The trade wind is the alisio from the north-east; local centres add 5 to 10 knots to any forecast in it, because the island’s mountains speed it up. On a good August afternoon the bay is hooning.
Not yet checked against a weather station or an independent model, so treat these figures as a guide.
At a glance
Is it for you?
Skill levelComfortable
WaterMixed bag
Wind · JulUsually turns up
Crowds · JulHeavy in season
Local vibeFriendly enough
Water qualityUsually clean
NightlifeA bar or two
CostMid
Geek analysis
July in the record
73% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
In July the wind most often sits at 8 to 11 kt (28% of daylight hours) and is over 12 kt from 12pm to 6pm on at least half the days. See both charts in the full report
No weather station near enough to check these figures against.
July on the record
The month's own figures, not the year's average.
Rideable days23 of 31Ten Julys in the record
Wind, rideable hours16 ktMean over daylight hours at 12 kt+
Air23.6°CMaximum
Take it with you
The full El Médano report
Seven sections over six pages, built from the same record as this page. A PDF you can read on the plane.
01Hour-by-hour & month-by-month wind02The month's own records03Full stays, schools & kit04Per-launch tide notes05Zones, stones & El Cabezo rock06Getting there, packing & best months07Sources, and their limits
WindChaser spot reportEl MédanoTenerife, Spain · July73% of days clear 12 kt for three daylight hours or more.
When it gets busy
Crowds
Aug · High
Compiled research puts the busy months in summer, June to August, with the strongest trade wind, and the quiet ones from November to February. It is not a head count.
On the water
What July usually does
Wind directionNEThe north-east trade wind, cross-onshore in the bay. A southerly now and then turns the bay flat.
Wind strength16 to 17 ktThe mean over rideable daylight hours, July to September, in the record. Local centres add 5 to 10 kt to forecasts.
When it blowsLate morning onThe share of windy days climbs from about one in eight at 8am to over six in ten by 3pm.
Your playground
Launches & safety
Conditions change. Check local rules and conditions before you ride.
Launch
Hazard
Parking
School
Stay
Webcam
Approximate
Local intel
Getting there & on the ground
Nearest airportTenerife Sur (TFS)Aena’s Tenerife Sur airport, in the south of the island.
Flying with a board bagRyanair, Jet2.com, TUI Airways, easyJetAirlines flying into Tenerife South (TFS). Each links its own sports-equipment page: check its rules and fees before you book.RyanairJet2.comTUI AirwayseasyJetWikipedia, Tenerife South Airport · Checked Oct 2026
On the groundJuly to SeptemberThe windiest months in the record. The rest of the year rides about half the days.
Getting aroundA carDPC includes transfers to Granadilla harbour with its lessons.
