Playa de Malpica Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.33° N 8.82° W

Playa de Malpica 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa de Malpica sea temperature is
17.2°C
1.9° 

Playa de Malpica surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today (26 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
6
1
W
7
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
10
1
W
11
1.8
WNW
11
2.3
W
11
2.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
103
44
58
109
114
112
106
151
123
334
260
705
1210
1597
1667
1465
971
691
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:24PM3.07m
4:44AM2.92m
4:56PM3.25m
5:15AM3.06m
5:27PM3.37m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.46m
10:42AM0.44m
11:08PM0.29m
11:13AM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:20
9:17
 mm
9
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
16
15
14
14
16
17
18
18
15
15
16
18
19
20
21
20
17
Feels °C
16
16
15
13
12
12
15
16
16
16
13
12
12
16
17
18
18
18
16
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