Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
17.5° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 6AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (21 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NNE
7
2.4
NE
7
3
NE
7
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNW
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
544
478
394
372
582
830
982
760
549
407
268
234
220
177
197
198
163
110
93
40
34
44
50
41
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:19AM2.63m
10:40PM2.62m
11:16AM2.49m
11:43PM2.43m
12:23PM2.42m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.71m
4:22PM0.88m
4:55AM0.92m
5:25PM1.05m
5:56AM1.07m
6:39PM1.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:08
10:07
10:07
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
22
25
24
22
20
18
17
17
21
22
23
22
20
18
18
17
21
23
22
20
18
Feels °C
16
16
17
20
21
19
17
17
15
15
17
22
22
23
23
21
19
19
18
22
22
22
21
20
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