Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 124 | 346 | 157 | 307 | 581 | 771 | 857 | 898 | 817 | 817 | 640 | 612 | 740 | 615 | 563 | 362 | 286 | 227 | 160 | 144 | 116 | 124 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | off |
High Tide | 10:12AM2.47m | 10:45PM2.29m | 11:23AM2.33m | 00:13AM2.17m | 12:57PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM1.01m | 4:29PM1.11m | 4:55AM1.21m | 5:51PM1.26m | 6:23AM1.30m | 7:26PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 108 | 99 | 135 | 157 | 307 | 581 | 771 | 857 | 898 | 817 | 817 | 640 | 612 | 740 | 615 | 563 | 362 | 286 | 227 | 160 | 144 | 116 | 124 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | S 13 | SW 16 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | W 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 96 | 8 | 140 | 129 | 166 | 123 | 101 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 186 | 180 | 60 | 60 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 24 | 39 | 13 | 54 | 49 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 69 | 57 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 57 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 124 | 346 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 58 | 53 | 62 | 29 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 44 | 44 | 59 | 59 | 148 | 178 | 133 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 59 | 435 | 243 | 104 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 70 | 21 | 0 |
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