Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
0
1
2
2
2
0
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)
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
1.5
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.7
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
424
424
410
394
335
262
203
165
162
129
116
88
86
86
84
84
84
86
90
122
90
70
69
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:11AM2.44m
11:41PM2.72m
12:39PM2.45m
1:02AM2.77m
1:50PM2.58m
2:07AM2.88m
Low Tide
5:08PM1.02m
6:16AM0.82m
6:36PM1.00m
7:31AM0.72m
7:47PM0.86m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:37
7:35
7:35
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9:28
9:29
9:30
9:30
Temp °C
16
18
17
15
13
13
12
11
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
16
15
15
13
13
12
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
9
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
424
424
424
410
394
335
262
203
165
162
129
116
88
86
86
84
84
84
86
90
92
71
69
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
6
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
19
18
17
26
26
28
25
19
18
2
1
10
4
3
3
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
7
0.7
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Energy kJ
18
12
46
70
49
35
29
21
26
37
59
122
90
70
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
1
21
0
0
0
11
50
517
609
610
59
50
44
34
44
445
168
168
59
34
34
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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