Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 CEST
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Playa de Malpica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 3AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
0.8
W
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
WNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)1212121111111111111111117710101091099988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18071647143111731027899718619467415297233189150133136104106104119124868280
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
E
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
3.48
5:26AM
3.58
5:48PM
3.55
6:09AM
3.54
6:30PM
3.53
6:54AM
3.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14PM
-0.03
11:35AM
-0.10
11:55PM
-0.08
12:16PM
-0.02
12:39AM
-0.02
12:59PM
0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----7:48-------7:47-------7:45--
Sunset-9:19-------9:21-------9:22------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141311111211131514141212111218211917151413121518
Feels °C (?)12119987910898991017201816141211101416
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