Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 16 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
13.6° 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 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)1515141414131312121212121211111111111111111167
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)774364115264444433442490208816331573167418071647155111731027899718599551400379302352299
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassoffoffglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
3.32
4:45AM
3.51
5:09PM
3.48
5:26AM
3.58
5:48PM
3.55
6:09AM
3.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
0.06
10:33PM
0.12
10:56AM
-0.07
11:14PM
-0.03
11:35AM
-0.10
11:55PM
-0.08
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------7:50-------7:48-------7:47
Sunset---9:17-------9:19-------9:21----
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131515131110101012141413111212121314141312121213
Feels °C (?)1112121110889111211119109999877778
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