Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 80 | 150 | 148 | 166 | 193 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 200 | 157 | 160 | 162 | 280 | 325 | 169 | 123 | 89 | 82 | 60 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:19AM2.79m | 9:39PM2.82m | 10:14AM2.68m | 10:44PM2.65m | 11:26AM2.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.55m | 3:23PM0.71m | 3:56AM0.71m | 4:24PM0.85m | 5:02AM0.86m | 5:44PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 84 | 75 | 150 | 148 | 166 | 193 | 181 | 173 | 173 | 200 | 157 | 160 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 107 | 87 | 68 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 76 | 80 | 57 | 36 | 42 | 28 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 49 | 48 | 47 | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 18 | 19 | 32 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 11 | — | 16 | 24 | 162 | 280 | 325 | 169 | 123 | 89 | 82 | 60 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 123 | 226 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 50 | 151 | 385 | 190 | 151 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 22 | 50 | 44 | 168 | 11 |
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