Playa de Malpica surf break

Playa de Malpica surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 22 May 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
15.2° 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 6PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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)
3
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
743
649
649
585
564
470
479
426
434
434
353
290
284
235
192
188
150
141
110
119
110
121
276
476
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
E
10
E
5
SE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:40AM2.68m
10:03PM2.97m
10:51AM2.55m
11:14PM2.85m
12:03PM2.52m
00:24AM2.78m
Low Tide
3:35PM0.76m
4:32AM0.64m
4:46PM0.88m
5:44AM0.72m
6:00PM0.93m
6:50AM0.73m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
10:00
10:00
10:01
2
2
Temp °C
21
22
19
17
17
18
16
15
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
17
24
25
22
19
21
19
19
19
20
20
18
16
15
17
15
14
19
19
18
19
21
19
18
16
23
24
21
20
22
19
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
743
649
649
585
564
470
479
426
434
434
353
290
284
235
192
188
150
141
110
42
110
121
129
476
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.1
N
7
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
NW
16
0.8
NW
15
0.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
9
8
8
9
8
8
8
6
5
5
1
1
1
20
1
41
119
34
91
276
159
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
W
11
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
Energy kJ
3
2
1
12
12
2
23
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NNE
5
Energy kJ
3
11
15
30
98
124
69
33
27
28
25
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
18
50
34
0
11
59
21
34
59
59
50
12
12
11
11
22
21
1
0
0
11
11
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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