Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.6° 

Playa de Malpica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
SW
8
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.3
NW
11
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
NW
10
0.7
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
201
149
119
113
99
131
108
55
42
45
34
104
72
70
53
33
21
55
40
44
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:16PM2.44m
2:50AM2.37m
3:10PM2.64m
3:35AM2.56m
3:50PM2.86m
Low Tide
8:36PM1.08m
8:49AM1.04m
9:25PM0.88m
9:32AM0.83m
10:03PM0.66m
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:24
9:22
 mm
1
1
2
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
20
21
20
19
19
19
18
18
20
22
22
21
18
Feels °C
18
18
21
20
19
18
16
17
21
23
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
20
19
20
18
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