Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW 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 9AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)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 Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
9
1.6
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
597
1130
1733
1980
1642
1156
784
549
402
364
327
416
333
319
460
667
653
539
450
450
413
389
430
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15AM3.06m
5:27PM3.37m
5:46AM3.17m
5:59PM3.44m
6:18AM3.23m
6:31PM3.44m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.29m
11:13AM0.29m
11:39PM0.16m
11:45AM0.20m
00:10AM0.10m
12:18PM0.17m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:15
9:14
 mm
4
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
18
19
20
20
19
17
17
17
18
19
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
19
21
21
20
18
Feels °C
12
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
16
17
17
20
20
19
17
16
16
19
19
18
19
19
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