Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 11 | NNE 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
48 | 45 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 88 | 120 | 78 | 41 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 17 | 220 | 181 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 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 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
48 | 45 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 40 | 23 | 26 | 37 | 43 | 78 | 41 | 30 | 19 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 25 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
42 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | N 10 | N 10 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | 28 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 88 | 120 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 45 | 220 | 181 | 173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 68 | 471 | 1 | 0 |
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