Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
14.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 8PM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (28 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (28 Apr)7ft (2.2m)6s

Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
14
1.8
NE
6
2.2
NNE
6
2.2
NE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
1
W
11
0.8
NW
18
1
NW
18
1.3
NW
16
1.5
NW
16
1.6
NW
16
1.7
NW
15
1.7
NW
15
1.7
NW
15
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
239
381
364
380
372
377
377
359
312
337
271
248
388
600
865
1129
1284
1297
1229
1212
1109
978
951
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
E
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
0
SW
10
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:27PM2.91m
3:39AM3.09m
4:03PM3.05m
4:16AM3.14m
4:36PM3.15m
4:50AM3.15m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.46m
9:25PM0.54m
9:49AM0.37m
10:04PM0.43m
10:22AM0.32m
10:39PM0.35m
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:31
7:30
7:28
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9:31
9:32
9:35
9:36
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
17
19
20
17
14
14
14
14
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
12
11
13
14
15
13
11
15
17
17
17
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
N
7
1.3
NW
16
1.5
NW
16
1.6
NW
16
1.7
NW
15
1.7
NW
15
1.7
NW
15
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
Energy kJ
215
239
290
339
309
365
377
377
359
294
280
271
196
164
134
865
1129
1284
1297
1229
1212
1109
978
951
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.1
NW
18
0.3
NW
21
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
1
NW
18
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
Energy kJ
41
42
25
14
13
12
69
248
195
600
151
167
144
115
118
92
136
152
203
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
N
22
0.4
NW
20
0.8
NW
18
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
N
8
Energy kJ
5
9
97
388
191
191
185
141
172
168
133
90
67
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.2
NNE
6
2.2
NE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
8
Energy kJ
148
214
381
364
380
372
353
297
268
312
337
266
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
50
50
59
68
59
59
59
59
50
50
50
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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