Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 11 | NNE 8 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
149 | 119 | 124 | 99 | 111 | 111 | 77 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 54 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 94 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:16PM2.44m | 2:50AM2.37m | 3:10PM2.64m | 3:35AM2.56m | 3:50PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM1.08m | 8:49AM1.04m | 9:25PM0.88m | 9:32AM0.83m | 10:03PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | W 6 |
149 | 75 | 90 | 90 | 111 | 111 | 77 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 71 | 69 | 70 | 54 | 31 | 24 | 39 | 29 | 74 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NE 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 6 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 9 |
26 | 119 | 124 | 99 | 75 | 74 | 55 | 29 | 42 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | W 9 | N 6 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 11 | NNE 8 | W 10 | N 5 | NW 10 |
— | 36 | 26 | 25 | — | — | 2 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — |
81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 57 | 94 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
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