Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 7PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | SW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 11 | NNE 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 42 | 48 | 45 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 145 | 127 | 81 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 151 | 121 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:10PM2.64m | 3:35AM2.56m | 3:50PM2.86m | 4:11AM2.75m | 4:24PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49AM1.04m | 9:25PM0.88m | 9:32AM0.83m | 10:03PM0.66m | 10:08AM0.62m | 10:36PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 8 | NNE 6 |
77 | 29 | 48 | 45 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 81 | 46 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 26 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | N 10 | NNE 6 | N 10 |
55 | 42 | 42 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 145 | 127 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 151 | 121 | 264 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 621 | 1 | 0 |
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