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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Malpica. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 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 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
385 | 268 | 194 | 160 | 140 | 206 | 144 | 154 | 411 | 396 | 312 | 250 | 201 | 149 | 119 | 131 | 147 | 125 | 114 | 79 | 53 | 36 | 73 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM2.17m | 12:57PM2.31m | 1:46AM2.21m | 2:16PM2.44m | 2:50AM2.37m | 3:10PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23AM1.30m | 7:26PM1.24m | 7:49AM1.22m | 8:36PM1.08m | 8:49AM1.04m | 9:25PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
385 | 268 | 194 | 160 | 140 | 24 | 144 | 154 | 142 | 396 | 312 | 250 | 201 | 89 | 94 | 131 | 147 | 125 | 114 | 79 | 53 | 36 | 73 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | W 9 | SW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
47 | 47 | 40 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 83 | 48 | 411 | 31 | 94 | 60 | 62 | 149 | 119 | 127 | 101 | 96 | 75 | 55 | 42 | 31 | 21 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | SW 14 | — | W 9 | W 10 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | S 13 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 8 | W 3 | W 8 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 8 | — | 14 | 50 | 34 | — | 32 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 18 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — |
21 | 40 | 58 | 39 | 44 | 206 | 93 | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 70 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
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