Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
59 | 103 | 44 | 58 | 109 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 151 | 123 | 334 | 260 | 705 | 1210 | 1597 | 1667 | 1465 | 971 | 691 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNE 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
24 | 4 | 44 | 58 | 109 | 114 | 112 | 106 | 151 | 123 | 334 | 194 | 705 | 793 | 1597 | — | 1465 | 971 | 691 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | WNW 5 | WSW 8 | NE 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | NW 12 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 56 | 42 | 38 | 79 | 29 | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | W 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | S 3 | — | — | WSW 4 | W 8 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | W 11 | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
59 | 103 | 71 | 46 | 47 | 84 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 108 | 10 | 16 | 1210 | — | 1667 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 129 | 82 | 68 | 1 | 0 |
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