Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.8
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
292
245
227
209
216
260
256
157
186
151
117
108
120
87
107
178
242
233
220
206
202
194
151
142
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
W
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:51PM2.79m
3:07AM2.83m
3:31PM2.90m
3:48AM2.86m
4:08PM2.99m
4:26AM2.89m
Low Tide
8:33AM0.65m
8:54PM0.72m
9:14AM0.60m
9:36PM0.63m
9:51AM0.57m
10:15PM0.55m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:04
10:04
10:05
10:06
Temp °C
27
28
27
23
20
21
18
15
16
17
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
26
26
26
24
19
20
17
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.8
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
9
Energy kJ
292
245
227
209
216
260
256
157
186
151
117
108
120
73
54
178
242
233
220
206
202
194
151
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
13
0.1
W
16
0.4
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.4
NW
4
0.3
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
WNW
15
Energy kJ
28
5
52
69
3
10
10
10
9
9
9
3
36
87
107
53
28
37
44
38
44
24
24
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
5
17
2
2
18
6
10
10
10
9
9
9
24
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
3
3
5
4
5
5
7
7
8
11
14
15
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
469
407
86
44
44
44
44
59
68
123
86
86
34
34
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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