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Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 CET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Malpica today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Malpica at 5PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)18ft (5.5m)15s
Afternoon (29 Jan)16ft (5.0m)14s
Evening (29 Jan)20ft (6.0m)13s

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

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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5.5
W
6
W
6.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
9
WNW
9
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414131314171818171716151516161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108059054866910441121981802732335387313642632867324303217934559365043058225290202421755715406122249836796962755048
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
35
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
2.68
1:50AM
2.91
2:26PM
2.86
2:49AM
3.17
3:21PM
3.04
3:40AM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
0.76
8:08AM
0.57
8:28PM
0.57
9:06AM
0.32
9:20PM
0.36
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise--------8:52-------8:52-------
Sunset--6:42-------6:43-------6:45-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C13141212121212121212119101010111112131212131313
Feels °C (?)88345554454-10234578779911
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