Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 211 | 226 | 197 | 177 | 139 | 134 | 160 | 241 | 295 | 260 | 214 | 133 | 101 | 123 | 188 | 151 | 168 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:42PM3.38m | 8:03AM3.07m | 8:20PM3.11m | 8:41AM2.88m | 9:00PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.23m | 2:04PM0.38m | 2:29AM0.48m | 2:45PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 17 | W 7 | W 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 175 | 211 | 226 | 197 | 177 | 139 | 134 | 160 | 241 | 295 | 260 | 214 | 133 | 101 | 123 | 188 | 151 | 168 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 226 | 104 | 226 | 123 | 152 | 34 | 29 | 152 | 168 | 226 | 385 | 151 | 151 | 164 | 18 | 237 | 82 | 70 |
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