Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 CET
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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
13.7° 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 6PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
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!
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0
!
0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.2
NNW
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
WSW
4
W
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
4
NW
Period(s) (?)9999889778810111313121212121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6351183997749588470242408600112815733438456685429799900180337633711165085900510154335293
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18PM
2.95
7:34AM
3.23
8:02PM
2.78
8:19AM
2.98
8:49PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07PM
0.23
1:13AM
0.43
1:51PM
0.42
1:58AM
0.63
2:36PM
0.64
2:47AM
0.83
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--------9:07-------9:07-------
Sunset--6:15-------6:15-------6:16-----
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11--14-111111---1-
Temp. °C121212111112121213141313111111111111111111111110
Feels °C (?)889878877647544345556677
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