Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
17.1° C
1.7° 

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 (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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.8
NNE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
207
173
154
125
208
136
87
70
68
50
32
40
35
23
15
12
10
7
37
51
81
76
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
NNE
0
SSW
5
SW
5
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:14AM2.68m
10:44PM2.65m
11:26AM2.60m
00:07AM2.56m
12:52PM2.64m
Low Tide
3:56AM0.71m
4:24PM0.85m
5:02AM0.86m
5:44PM0.93m
6:24AM0.92m
7:13PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:50
9:49
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
19
22
21
20
18
18
17
17
21
23
22
20
18
18
17
17
22
23
23
21
19
Feels °C
17
16
18
20
19
18
17
18
17
17
21
22
22
20
19
20
19
18
23
22
23
21
21
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