Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 140 | 116 | 144 | 163 | 411 | 396 | 318 | 250 | 201 | 149 | 119 | 116 | 134 | 134 | 114 | 88 | 59 | 40 | 85 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:57PM2.31m | 1:46AM2.21m | 2:16PM2.44m | 2:50AM2.37m | 3:10PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM1.24m | 7:49AM1.22m | 8:36PM1.08m | 8:49AM1.04m | 9:25PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | W 11 | WSW 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WSW 9 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
160 | 140 | 116 | 144 | 163 | 120 | 396 | 318 | 132 | 105 | 149 | 94 | 84 | 134 | 134 | 114 | 88 | 59 | 38 | 85 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
20 | 26 | 48 | 83 | 48 | 411 | 132 | 104 | 250 | 201 | 49 | 119 | 116 | 101 | 94 | 72 | 55 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | NE 6 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | S 13 | — | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
39 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 50 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 27 | — | 31 | — | 26 | 9 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | 38 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 70 | 70 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 44 | 11 |
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