Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
135 | 164 | 305 | 251 | 597 | 969 | 1314 | 1563 | 1495 | 1131 | 802 | 577 | 446 | 364 | 327 | 407 | 324 | 344 | 423 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56PM3.25m | 5:15AM3.06m | 5:27PM3.37m | 5:46AM3.17m | 5:59PM3.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.29m | 11:13AM0.29m | 11:39PM0.16m | 11:45AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
135 | 79 | 305 | 182 | 597 | 969 | 1087 | 1563 | 1495 | 1131 | 802 | 577 | 446 | 364 | 327 | 407 | 324 | 344 | 423 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NE 5 | WNW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | NNW 10 | — | NNW 10 |
38 | 1 | 29 | 251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 10 | — | 90 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | W 8 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
5 | 164 | 15 | 40 | 91 | 111 | 1314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 1 | 82 | 68 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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