
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 154 | 125 | 173 | 136 | 87 | 70 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 37 | 53 | 81 | 78 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:14AM2.68m | 10:44PM2.65m | 11:26AM2.60m | 00:07AM2.56m | 12:52PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.85m | 5:02AM0.86m | 5:44PM0.93m | 6:24AM0.92m | 7:13PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | W 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
173 | 154 | 125 | 30 | 101 | 87 | 70 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 81 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
47 | 30 | 30 | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 6 | NW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — |
— | 21 | 51 | 173 | 136 | 80 | 45 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 82 | 59 | 151 | 50 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 12 | 351 | 356 | 414 | 447 | 609 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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