
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 120 | 165 | 144 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 49 | 98 | 98 | 185 | 232 | 458 | 494 | 656 | 695 | 672 | 661 | 593 | 546 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:06AM3.33m | 5:20PM3.64m | 5:42AM3.39m | 5:57PM3.61m | 6:17AM3.37m | 6:33PM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.05m | 11:31PM-0.09m | 11:41AM0.01m | 00:06AM-0.04m | 12:18PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
84 | 120 | 165 | 144 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 36 | 98 | 98 | 83 | 214 | 458 | 494 | 656 | 695 | 672 | 661 | 593 | 546 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 |
49 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 14 | — | 11 | 10 | 15 | 28 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 74 | 102 | 114 | 111 | 28 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | NW 12 | NW 16 | NW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
25 | 8 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 21 | 6 | 66 | 113 | 57 | 27 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | 3 | 6 | 25 | 68 | 67 | 54 | 47 | 49 | 65 | 92 | 185 | 232 | 185 | 86 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 73 | 132 | 177 | 128 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 18 | 44 | 86 | 104 | 104 | 182 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 59 | 59 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 50 | 34 | 12 |
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