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Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa de Malpica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today?
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 9AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | |
690 | 616 | 497 | 395 | 371 | 322 | 244 | 211 | 182 | 178 | 164 | 266 | 536 | 743 | 1682 | 1607 | 1558 | 1381 | 1129 | 1029 | 939 | 611 | 488 | 853 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:19AM3.39m | 4:44PM3.46m | 5:07AM3.45m | 5:29PM3.54m | 5:55AM3.41m | 6:16PM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28AM0.05m | 10:53PM0.02m | 11:13AM0.03m | 11:40PM-0.04m | 11:59AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 |
 kJ | 690 | 616 | 497 | 395 | 371 | 322 | 244 | 211 | 182 | 178 | 164 | 160 | 140 | 743 | 1682 | 1607 | 1558 | 1381 | 1129 | 1029 | 939 | 611 | 488 | 853 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 60 | 82 | 266 | 536 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NNE 7 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 36 | 69 | 9 | 125 | 87 | 151 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 91 | 59 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 34 | 129 | 243 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 82 | 68 | 11 | 0 |
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